---
layout: component
title: "TP-Link"
description: "Instructions how to integrate TP-Link routers into Home Assistant."
date: 2015-06-22 10:30
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logo: tp-link.png
ha_category: Presence Detection
---


This platform allows you to detect presence by looking at connected devices to a [TP-Link](https://www.tp-link.com) device. This includes the ArcherC9 line.

```yaml
# Example configuration.yaml entry
device_tracker:
  platform: tplink
  host: YOUR_ROUTER_IP
  username: YOUR_ADMIN_USERNAME
  password: YOUR_ADMIN_PASSWORD
```

Configuration variables:

- **host** (*Required*): The IP address of your router, e.g. 192.168.1.1.
- **username** (*Required*: The username of an user with administrative privileges, usually *admin*.
- **password** (*Required*): The password for your given admin account.

For Archer C9 models running firmware version 150811 or later please use the encrypted password you can retrieve like this:

1. Go to the login page of your router. (default: 192.168.0.1)
2. Type in the password you use to login into the passsword field.
3. Click somewhere else on the page so that the password field is not selected anymore.
4. Open the JavaScript console of your browser (usually by pressing F12 and then clicking on "Console").
5. Type ```document.getElementById("login-password").value;```.
6. Copy the returned value to your Home Assistant configuration as password.

See the [device tracker component page](/components/device_tracker/) for instructions how to configure the people to be tracked.
