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Ah, then this sounds interesting and I may see if I can set it up in the near future (not immediately as the system is all running smoothly right now and I'm happy with it).
Today's mystery is that I have something on my network that I do not recognise, but I definitely must have set it up as it's on my Wi-Fi and it's using the current strong authentication.
Every other device I've identified, and I've none missing. This one though identifies itself on the network as being manufactured by "Chiun Mai Systems" and the Mac address starts CC9F7A and I can trace that much down.
I suspect it's a secondary Wi-Fi system in an already connected device.
Connected devices to this particular part of the network include:
- Nvidia Shield
- Chromecast Ultra
But nothing else obvious.
I'm going to have to start unplugging things to determine what it is.
- Nvidia Shield
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In the case of Hue the bridge is doing the "controlling" but home assistant is sending the commands to the bridge to tell it what to do.
For the Hue I'm almost certain it's all on the local network, you don't need to be logged in anywhere for it. Same with some of the other devices such as amps, smart TV, etc.
Others you're just connecting to the internet APIs and you're basically just putting all the controls on one screen but not local control. Depends on your devices.