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tlyakhov / python-decora_wifi

Python Library for Interacting with Leviton Decora Smart WiFi Switches & Dimmers
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Any way to control switch directly? #3

Closed JetForMe closed 1 year ago

JetForMe commented 6 years ago

Is there any way to control the switch directly, without going out to leviton.com?

rogersmj commented 6 years ago

I'm wondering this too. I bought one of these and during my testing I was dismayed to find out that every command goes through the Leviton cloud. If we can find a way to control directly within the LAN that would make these switches way more interesting.

tlyakhov commented 6 years ago

Oops sorry I missed these, guys. Yes, this is a Leviton security measure - the switches are completely locked down and designed to only communicate with Leviton's cloud APIs. No LAN support.

yeroca commented 1 year ago

Seems a bit crazy for Leviton not to provide a LAN API capability. Is it likely that Leviton will support these devices 30 years from now, when we're living in the age of fusion power and flying cars? (the last part is j/k)

JetForMe commented 1 year ago

Oops sorry I missed these, guys. Yes, this is a Leviton security measure - the switches are completely locked down and designed to only communicate with Leviton's cloud APIs. No LAN support.

Yeah, that's such a misguided attempt at security. It's less secure than a local API. Oh well, I'll look for other products. Thanks for your work, though!

JetForMe commented 1 year ago

Seems a bit crazy for Leviton not to provide a LAN API capability. Is it likely that Leviton will support these devices 30 years from now, when we're living in the age of fusion power and flying cars? (the last part is j/k)

This is the biggest problem with cloud-only products.