Control Your Doors with IKEA Sensors and Home Assistant
How to Add an IKEA Door/Window Sensor to Home Assistant without a HUB
Hey everyone! In today’s episode, I’ll show you how to add an IKEA door/window sensor to Home Assistant using ZHA integration. This method works for most Zigbee door sensors, so even if you have a different brand, the setup is similar!
🔥 What You’ll Learn:
✔️ How to put the IKEA door sensor in pairing mode
✔️ How to integrate it with ZHA in Home Assistant
✔️ Ideas for automations (lights, alarms, and more!)
📌 Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
00:30 - What you need and pairing mode
00:50 - Adding it to Home Assistant (ZHA)
01:50 - Naming your device for easy automation
02:30 - Check sensor status
02:57 - Adding to dashboard
💡 Next Episode: I’ll show you how to add a LEDVANCE Wi-Fi LED strip to Home Assistant using SmartThings integration and create an automation with this sensor! Subscribe so you don’t miss it!