DHCP discovery

The DHCP discovery integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] will watch the network for DHCP requests for supported devices and services. Discovered integrations will show up in the discovered section on the integrations page in the configuration panel.

Configuration

This integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] is by default enabled, unless you’ve disabled or removed the default_config: line from your configuration. If that is the case, the following example shows you how to enable this integration manually in the configuration.yamlThe configuration.yaml file is the main configuration file for Home Assistant. It lists the integrations to be loaded and their specific configurations. In some cases, the configuration needs to be edited manually directly in the configuration.yaml file. Most integrations can be configured in the UI. [Learn more] file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
dhcp:

Troubleshooting

DHCP Browser

The DHCP Browser displays devices discovered by Home Assistant using various network methods, such as DHCP, ARP + PTR lookups, and router-based device trackers. When a device connects to the network and requests an IP address via DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol), Home Assistant can automatically detect it. All devices discovered through these methods will appear in the DHCP Browser.

To open the DHCP Browser, go to: Settings > System > Network > DHCP Browser