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luotinen

2021-05-13 18:16:59

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Improve the Google Assistant integration

2021-05-13 18:16:59

Model: Deco M4

Hardware Version: V2

Firmware Version: 1.4.3 Build 20200918 Rel. 74289

I am using the Deco M4R (EU) with the latest firmware. When I integrate TP-Link Router to Google Home, it registers all three devices. For each device it is able to define the following information:

- "M4R"

- "undefined"

Each device has the following actions available:

- disconnect from Google Home

This "integration" essentially means that Google Home is:

- able to know I have three "M4R"

- do not know where they are

- cannot do anything with them, except disconnect them

I suggest, that bare minimum you would let Google Home know:

- device model ("M4R")

- user given device name, if given

- user defined location, if defined

Additionally, I suggest the following functionality for each router:

- ability to reboot

- ability to shut down

- ability to wake up (if wake-on-lan and there is a lan attached)

- information: MAC

- information: IP

- information: HW and SW versions

- information: signal source (if not the main router, then it should say "main router")

- (optional) information: download and upload

- (optional) information: connected devices list

There should be at least a few commands available such as:

- "reboot" (device name)

- "reboot all my deco devices"

- "reboot my main deco router"

etc.

Thank you for considering my proposal.

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TP-Link

2021-05-14 05:55:18

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Re:Improve the Google Assistant integration

2021-05-14 05:55:18

@luotinen

Hi, I am not quite sure what you mean: -----Can I have some screenshots if possible?

For each device it is able to define the following information:

- "M4R"

- "undefined"

Each device has the following actions available:

- disconnect from Google Home

And currently, Deco already supported reboot via Google assistant;

For more details about the Google voice commands, please have a look at this link：

https://www.tp-link.com/en/support/faq/2891/

Thank you.

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luotinen

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2021-05-14 06:17:42

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Re:Improve the Google Assistant integration

2021-05-14 06:17:42

@TP-Link Hi! Thanks for the voice commands. I will give them a try later today. Could you add a link to them in either the Google Home interface (e.g. "See commands" etc.) or the Deco App after a link has been made?

Here are the screenshots requested. I had to use location Autotalli (=Garage) as I could not deduce which router is which:

The view in Google Home: https://www.dropbox.com/s/w098waeitv95kk2/Screenshot_20210514-090952_Home.jpg?dl=0

1st router: https://www.dropbox.com/s/g6qhuweh342oy4o/Screenshot_20210514-091000_Home.jpg?dl=0

2nd router: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jphu2z10k9zbqop/Screenshot_20210514-091008_Home.jpg?dl=0

3rd router: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x9o0rwqys99vvg6/Screenshot_20210514-091015_Home.jpg?dl=0

Translation

Device settings (Laiteasetukset)

General (Yleiset)

Name (Nimi)

M4R (M4R)

Home (Koti)

(my home address)

Room (Huone)

Garage (Autotalli)

Disconnect TP-Link Router (Irrota TP-Link Router)

Gateway: TP-Link Router (Yhteyskanava: TP-Link Router)

Name (source: TP-Link Router, M4R) (Nimi (lähde: TP-Link Router, M4R))

Device type: Router (Laitetyyppi: Reititin)

I hope this helps!

luotinen

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2021-05-15 05:17:41

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Re:Improve the Google Assistant integration

2021-05-15 05:17:41

Hi! I tested some commands. Quite a few work but not all. The main problem seems to be that the routers do not have names or known locations, as I've already pointed out above. The help the situation, I would need:

- unique names for the routers (and/or)

- set the location of each router (to do this, I need unique names or the location for each router in Deco App)

One suggested feature for the smart home:

- add WPS, for example: "Hey Google, turn on the WPS"

User: Hey Google, enable the guest network

Google Home: Sure, enabling the quest network on two things. Sorry, something went wrong for M4R

User: Hey Google, is the router night mode on?

Google Home: M4R, M4R, and M4R night mode are off

User: Hey Google, disable the LED of my router.

Google Home: Sorry, I am not sure which router you would like to control.

User: Hey Google, disable the LED of all of my routers.

Google Home: Sorry, something went wrong for two things.

User: Hey Google, update the software of all of my routers.

Google Home: Sorry, there is no software update available for two things. Sorry, something went wrong for M4R.

User: Hey Google, update the firmware of all of my routers.

Google Home: Sure, turning three things off. Looks like there is no new firmware available.

User: Hey Google, is the guest network on?

Google Home: The guest network on M4R is enabled. The guest network on M4R is enabled. The guest network on M4R is enabled.

User: Hey Google, disable the guest network.

Google Home: OK, disabling the guest network on two things. Sorry, something went wrong for M4R.

TP-Link

2021-05-19 03:24:32

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Re:Improve the Google Assistant integration

2021-05-19 03:24:32

@luotinen

Hi, Thank you very much for your time and patience.

After checking with the engineers, I got the following information:

1. Only the main Deco on the Deco APP could be recognized by the Google assistant, like Deco M4R(bedroom or living room) and for the satellite Deco units, they could be only recognized as the model number, like Deco M4R, or Deco M5 without the room tag;

---but the name could be changed on the Google assistant APP, like Deco M4r 1, Deco M4r 2...

2. For some features, like turning on/off the guest network, changing operation mode, turning off the LED since they could not take effect on a signal unit, so if we set command to Deco M4r 3, actually all the Deco units would carry out same orders;

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