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Use Wake-on-LAN to turn on LG webOS TV (home-assistant#1557)
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layout: page
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title: "LG WebOS TV"
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description: "Instructions how to integrate a LG WebOS TV within Home Assistant."
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title: "LG webOS Smart TV"
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description: "Instructions how to integrate a LG webOS Smart TV within Home Assistant."
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date: 2016-04-18 23:24
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sidebar: true
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The `webostv` platform allows you to control a [LG](http://www.lg.com) WebOS Smart TV.
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The `webostv` platform allows you to control a [LG](http://www.lg.com/) webOS Smart TV.
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When the TV is first connected, you will need to accept Home Assistant on the TV to allow communication.
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Configuration variables:
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- **host** (*Optional*): The IP of the LG WebOS Smart TV, eg. 192.168.0.10
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- **name** (*Optional*): The name you would like to give to the LG WebOS Smart TV.
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- **host** (*Optional*): The IP of the LG webOS Smart TV, e.g. `192.168.0.10`.
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- **mac** (*Optional*): The MAC address of the TV, e.g. `C8:08:E9:99:99:1A`.
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- **name** (*Optional*): The name you would like to give to the LG webOS Smart TV.
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- **customize** array (*Optional*): List of options to customize.
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- ***sources** array (*Optional*): List of hardware inputs.
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If you do not provide a host name, all LG WebOS Smart TV's within your network will be auto-discovered if your TV network name is set to `[LG] webOS TV`.
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If you do not specify `host:`, all LG webOS Smart TVs within your network will be auto-discovered if they use the default name setting of `[LG] webOS TV`.
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Home Assistant is able to turn on a LG webOS Smart TV if you specify its MAC address with `mac:`. Some models require the **Mobile TV On** setting and/or a wired network connection to use Wake-on-LAN.
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A full configuration example will look like the sample below:
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media_player:
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mac: C8:08:E9:99:99:1A
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name: Living Room TV
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