WiFi Presence Detection Made Easy in Home Assistant!

WiFi presence detection in Home Assistant is an excellent way to determine which devices are on the local network and if "anybody" is home without relying on an internet connection.

A great technique for mobile smart home automation and non-mobile smart home automation alike!

If you're interested in WiFi for presence detection, check out THIS video:
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0:00 Intro
0:21 Why use WiFi for Presence Detection?
1:22 What You Need for WiFi Presence Detection
2:40 Discovering Your Device Hostname
4:37 Using the Peplink Rest API in Home Assistant
6:55 Creating a Binary Occupancy Sensor
11:14 Creating an "Anybody Home" Automation
12:50 Creating a "Nobody Home" Automation