{"id":112,"date":"2026-02-06T13:42:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myuremote.com\/website\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2026-02-06T13:42:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T13:42:43","slug":"home-control-configuration","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.myuremote.com\/website\/docs\/how-to\/home-control-configuration\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Control Configuration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section style=\"max-width:1000px;margin:0 auto;padding:26px 18px;line-height:1.6;\">\n\n  <header style=\"margin-bottom:18px;\">\n    <h1 style=\"font-size:clamp(26px,4vw,38px);line-height:1.15;margin:0;\">\n      How to configure MyURemote for Home Control\n    <\/h1>\n    <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;max-width:930px;\">\n      MyURemote Home Control lets you control <strong>lights<\/strong>, <strong>scenes<\/strong>, <strong>curtains\/screens<\/strong>,\n      and other smart-home functions from within the same interface you use for AV control.\n      Home Control is configured in the <strong>Configuration Panel<\/strong> and can be used on <strong>PC<\/strong>,\n      <strong>tablet<\/strong> or <strong>phone<\/strong>. The interface is responsive and adapts automatically to different screen sizes.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/header>\n\n  <hr style=\"opacity:.25;margin:18px 0;\" \/>\n\n  <!-- 1. WHERE TO CONFIGURE -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>1. Where do I configure Home Control?<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Home Control is configured inside the MyURemote <strong>Configuration Panel<\/strong>.\n      You can add one or more Home Control pages depending on your setup (for example: one page for \u201cHome\u201d, one for \u201cGarden\u201d, one for \u201cOffice\u201d).\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      <a href=\"\/userconfig\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n        \u2192 Open Configuration Panel\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 2. THE CORE CONCEPT -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>2. The core Home Control concept<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Home Control pages are built from two building blocks:\n    <\/p>\n    <ol>\n      <li><strong>Groups<\/strong> (also called \u201cZones\u201d): logical sections like \u201cLiving\u201d, \u201cKitchen\u201d, \u201cOffice\u201d, \u201cGarden\u201d.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Elements<\/strong>: the actual controls inside a group (buttons, dimmers, scenes, curtains, etc.).<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n    <p>\n      Each element connects to a <strong>Home integration<\/strong> (a controller), such as Home Assistant, KNX\/BAOS, Philips Hue, or other supported systems.\n      The controller determines how MyURemote talks to your smart-home environment.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);border-radius:14px;padding:14px;margin-top:14px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:18px;\">Important: Home Control is separate from AV Zones<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        AV Zones (rooms) are used for audio\/video master device logic (amplifier, display, inputs).\n        Home Control Groups are used to organize smart-home controls. They can match your AV Zones, but they don\u2019t have to.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 3. STEP 1 \u2014 PREPARE YOUR INTEGRATION -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>3. Step 1 \u2014 Prepare your Home integration<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Before adding Home Control elements, make sure the smart-home system you want to control is available in MyURemote.\n      Depending on the integration, this can be discovered automatically or configured manually.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">Recommended: Home Assistant<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      Home Assistant is a popular hub that can unify many brands and protocols (lights, sensors, scenes, climate, etc.).\n      If you use Home Assistant, start here:\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      <a href=\"\/website\/docs\/integrations\/home-assistant-ui\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n        \u2192 Home Assistant UI integration guide\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">Other systems and brands<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      MyURemote also supports brand\/system-specific integrations. These can require different setup steps (IP address, pairing, tokens, gateways, etc.).\n      You can find all available integrations here:\n    <\/p>\n    <p>\n      <a href=\"\/website\/docs\/integrations\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n        \u2192 Integrations overview (brands &amp; systems)\n      <\/a>\n    <\/p>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);border-radius:14px;padding:14px;margin-top:14px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:18px;\">Controllers and \u201cExtenders\u201d<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        In MyURemote, smart-home integrations are typically represented as a <strong>controller<\/strong> (often called an \u201cExtender\u201d in the configuration).\n        This is simply the connection endpoint to your smart-home system (IP-based, paired bridge, gateway, etc.).\n      <\/p>\n      <p style=\"margin:10px 0 0 0;\">\n        Examples:\n        <ul style=\"margin:8px 0 0 18px;\">\n          <li><strong>Home Assistant<\/strong> controller (token-based API)<\/li>\n          <li><strong>KNX\/BAOS<\/strong> IP gateway<\/li>\n          <li><strong>Philips Hue<\/strong> bridge (paired)<\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 4. STEP 2 \u2014 CREATE A HOME CONTROL PAGE -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>4. Step 2 \u2014 Create a Home Control page<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      In the Configuration Panel, Home Control pages are created from the <strong>Tabs \/ Zones list<\/strong>.\n      The first tab is usually an Audio\/Video zone. From the second tab onwards, you can add either an <strong>Audio\/Video<\/strong> tab or a <strong>Home Control<\/strong> page.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">Add a Home Control page<\/h3>\n    <ol>\n      <li>Open <strong>Zones<\/strong> (the tab list).<\/li>\n      <li>Click the <strong>+<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n      <li>Select <strong>Home Control page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li>Give the page a <strong>label<\/strong> and select an <strong>icon<\/strong> if available.<\/li>\n      <li>Save.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <p>\n      After saving, MyURemote will open the Home Control editor where you can create groups and elements.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 5. STEP 3 \u2014 CREATE GROUPS (ZONES) -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>5. Step 3 \u2014 Create Groups (Home Control sections)<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Groups organize your controls into logical sections. Typical group labels are:\n      <em>Living<\/em>, <em>Kitchen<\/em>, <em>Office<\/em>, <em>Bedroom<\/em>, <em>Garden<\/em>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">Add a group<\/h3>\n    <ol>\n      <li>Open the Home Control page.<\/li>\n      <li>On the left side, click the <strong>+<\/strong> next to <strong>Groups<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li>Enter a <strong>Group label<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li>Set the <strong>Order<\/strong> (sort number) to control the group order.<\/li>\n      <li>Save.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">Group order<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      Group order is a simple numeric sorting value (example: 10, 20, 30). This makes it easy to insert new groups later without renumbering everything.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 6. STEP 4 \u2014 ADD ELEMENTS -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>6. Step 4 \u2014 Add Elements (the actual controls)<\/h2>\n    <p>\n      Elements are the buttons and sliders you use for smart-home control. Each element is linked to:\n    <\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>a <strong>controller<\/strong> (the integration \/ extender)<\/li>\n      <li>a <strong>connection<\/strong> (how the controller talks to the system, when applicable)<\/li>\n      <li>a <strong>parameter<\/strong> (what to control: entity, datapoint, channel, scene id, etc.)<\/li>\n      <li>an optional <strong>max value<\/strong> for slider\/dimmer style elements<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">Element types (typical)<\/h3>\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);border-radius:14px;padding:14px;margin-top:10px;\">\n      <ul style=\"margin:0 0 0 18px;\">\n        <li><strong>Switch \/ Dimmer<\/strong>: a slider-type element (lights, dimmable outputs)<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Curtain \/ Screen<\/strong>: slider-type element for blinds\/screens<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Small button<\/strong>: compact on\/off or action button<\/li>\n        <li><strong>Scene \/ Large button<\/strong>: one-tap scene or grouped action<\/li>\n      <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">Add an element<\/h3>\n    <ol>\n      <li>Select a <strong>Group<\/strong> on the left.<\/li>\n      <li>Click the <strong>+<\/strong> next to <strong>Elements<\/strong>.<\/li>\n      <li>Enter a clear <strong>Label<\/strong> (example: \u201cSpots\u201d, \u201cScreen\u201d, \u201cAll Off\u201d).<\/li>\n      <li>Set <strong>Order<\/strong> (example: 10, 20, 30).<\/li>\n      <li>Select the <strong>Type<\/strong> (button, dimmer, scene, curtain).<\/li>\n      <li>Select the <strong>Controller<\/strong> (integration\/extender).<\/li>\n      <li>Select the <strong>Connection<\/strong> if required (e.g. IP, network, port, channel).<\/li>\n      <li>Enter the <strong>Domotics parameter<\/strong> (the target datapoint\/entity\/channel).<\/li>\n      <li>Set <strong>Max value<\/strong> for slider elements (often 255 or 100, depending on system).<\/li>\n      <li>Save.<\/li>\n    <\/ol>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">What is the \u201cDomotics parameter\u201d?<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      The parameter tells MyURemote what the element controls. The exact meaning depends on the integration:\n    <\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li><strong>Home Assistant<\/strong>: often an <em>entity id<\/em> (example: <code>light.living_spots<\/code>) or a specific service\/action target.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>KNX\/BAOS<\/strong>: can be a datapoint number or channel reference.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Hue<\/strong>: can be lamp\/group identifiers depending on configuration.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n    <p>\n      Always refer to the integration-specific documentation for the correct format.\n      See: <a href=\"\/website\/docs\/integrations\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">Integrations overview<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">Max value (sliders\/dimmers)<\/h3>\n    <p>\n      Many systems represent dimming levels in a numeric range (for example 0\u2013255).\n      MyURemote uses <strong>Max value<\/strong> to convert the UI percentage to the correct absolute value.\n    <\/p>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Typical values: <strong>255<\/strong> (common), <strong>100<\/strong> (percentage-based), or <strong>1<\/strong> (binary).<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <!-- 7. TESTING & TROUBLESHOOTING -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>7. Testing and troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin-bottom:6px;\">Verify your controller connection<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li>Make sure the integration\/controller is reachable (IP correct, device online, pairing\/token valid).<\/li>\n      <li>If an integration needs pairing (e.g. Hue), complete the pairing step first.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <h3 style=\"margin:14px 0 6px 0;\">Common issues<\/h3>\n    <ul>\n      <li><strong>Nothing happens when pressing a button<\/strong>: check controller selection + parameter format.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Slider moves but device does not change<\/strong>: verify max value and integration range.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Wrong element updates<\/strong>: make sure each element has a unique parameter where required.<\/li>\n      <li><strong>Home Assistant specific<\/strong>: validate entity id and permissions in the token scope.<\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    <div style=\"border:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.15);border-radius:14px;padding:14px;margin-top:14px;\">\n      <h3 style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:18px;\">Tip: start small<\/h3>\n      <p style=\"margin:0;\">\n        Create one group and add 1\u20132 elements first (for example one light and one scene). Once that works, expand your configuration.\n      <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/section>\n\n  <hr style=\"opacity:.25;margin:22px 0;\" \/>\n\n  <!-- RELATED LINKS -->\n  <section>\n    <h2>Related documentation<\/h2>\n    <ul>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"\/website\/docs\/integrations\/home-assistant-ui\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n          Home Assistant UI integration guide\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"\/website\/docs\/integrations\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n          Integrations overview (brands &amp; systems)\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n      <li>\n        <a href=\"\/website\/compatibility\/\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;\">\n          Compatibility\n        <\/a>\n      <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n  <\/section>\n\n<\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to configure MyURemote for Home Control MyURemote Home Control lets you control lights, scenes, curtains\/screens, and other smart-home functions from within the same interface you use for AV control. 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