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node-red-contrib-knx-ultimate

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Control your KNX and KNX Secure intallation via Node-Red! A bunch of KNX nodes, with integrated Philips HUE control and ETS group address importer. Easy to use and highly configurable.

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INTRO WELCOME! TODAY WE CONFIGURE THE HUE CONFIG NODE. IT CONNECTS NODE RED TO YOUR PHILIPS HUE BRIDGE. PREREQUISITES MAKE SURE THE BRIDGE IS ONLINE AND YOU CAN PRESS THE LINK BUTTON. HAVE A KNX ULTIMATE GATEWAY NODE ALREADY CREATED. OPENING THE DIALOG FROM ANY HUE DEVICE NODE CLICK THE PENCIL NEXT TO SERVER. THE CONFIG WINDOW SHOWS HOST, CONNECT BUTTON, AND DETAILS. CONNECTION WORKFLOW ENTER THE BRIDGE IP OR PICK ONE FROM THE LIST. CLICK CONNECT. PRESS THE LINK BUTTON WHEN PROMPTED; THE DIALOG CLOSES AS SOON AS IT CONFIRMS. USE CANCEL IF YOU NEED TO STOP THE ATTEMPT. THE FORM FILLS IN BRIDGE NAME, ID, USERNAME, AND CLIENT KEY. MANUAL CREDENTIALS IF YOU ALREADY HAVE THE KEYS, CLICK I ALREADY HAVE THE CREDENTIALS. THE HIDDEN FIELDS APPEAR SO YOU CAN PASTE USERNAME AND CLIENT KEY. KEEP THOSE VALUES STORED SAFELY FOR BACKUPS OR RESTORES. DETAILS PANEL VERIFY BRIDGE NAME AND ID. CONFIRM THE USERNAME AND CLIENT KEY FIELDS ARE SET. STATUS FEEDBACK SUCCESS SHOWS THE DETAILS AREA. ERROR POPUPS APPEAR IF THE IP IS WRONG OR THE LINK BUTTON WAS MISSED. BEST PRACTICES RESERVE A STATIC IP FOR THE BRIDGE. REUSE THE SAME HUE CONFIG NODE FOR ALL HUE DEVICES. RENAME THE CONFIG FOR MULTI BRIDGE SETUPS. COPY THE CREDENTIALS AFTER LINKING AND STORE THEM SECURELY. WRAP UP WE CONNECTED THE BRIDGE AND STORED CREDENTIALS. LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, AND SHARE YOUR HUE AUTOMATION IDEAS. SEE YOU IN THE NEXT VIDEO!