Telnet
The telnet switch integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more] allows you to control devices with telnet commands.
To enable this integrationIntegrations connect and integrate Home Assistant with your devices, services, and more. [Learn more], add the following lines to your 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.
After changing 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, restart Home Assistant to apply the changes.   The integration is now shown on the integrations page under Settings > Devices & services. Its entities are listed on the integration card itself and on the Entities tab.
# Example configuration.yaml entry
switch:
  - platform: telnet
    switches:
      projector:
        resource: THE_IP_ADDRESS
        port: 4002
        command_on: "PWR ON"
        command_off: "PWR OFF"
        command_state: "PWR?"
        value_template: '{{ value == "PWR=01" }}'
        timeout: 0.9
Configuration Variables
The array that contains all switches.
Name of the switch as slug. Multiple entries are possible.
Command to determine the state of the switch. If not defined the switch will assume successful state changes.
The template evaluating to true will indicate that the switch is on.