WiFi Network Status Sensors
This release adds read-only Home Assistant binary sensors for the WiFi networks exposed by supported TP-Link Deco firmware.
Changes
- Added Main WiFi status sensor, disabled by default.
- Added Guest WiFi status sensor.
- Added IoT WiFi status sensor.
- Only networks reported by the installed model and firmware are created.
- Uses one shared wireless coordinator.
- Uses the configured timeout and retry settings.
- Handles slow firmware responses without unnecessary unavailable periods.
- Respects polling pause and resume.
- Does not expose SSIDs, passwords or raw wireless responses.
- Includes all fixes from v3.12.4.
Testing
The feature was live tested on a four-node Deco X50 mesh running firmware 1.8.0 Build 25102213 Rel. 43970.
Confirmed behavior:
- Main, Guest and IoT sensors are created correctly.
- Enabled and disabled networks report On and Off correctly.
- Slow firmware responses complete without errors.
- Sensor history remains available during temporary delays.
- Pause and resume polling work correctly.
- No SSIDs or passwords appear in logs or diagnostics.
Thanks
Special thanks to @casuladavide for the original implementation, follow-up improvements and detailed live testing.