Virtual Switches in Ezlo, yes you can

In the mean time here are some instructions on how to connect to the SSH Terminal using Putty client program.

Putty for Windows can be downloaded here you probably want the one called 64-bit x86.

In the Vera mobile app go to Settings - Network from the menu.

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Make a note of the Current Connection, Ethernet or WIFI etc. Mine is Ethernet so I select that from this page

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On the next page make a note of your Ezlo controllers IP address

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Open the Putty client program you should of installed and create a connection

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Enter the IP address of your Ezlo Hub the port number should be 22 and SSH should be selected.

You can also enter a name in to the “Saved Sessions” field, to save this connection session and then press the save button.

To actually connect press the Open button.

In the terminal window enter the user name “root” and the WIFI password from the sticker underneath your Ezlo controller.

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Once logged in to the terminal you can issue the two commands to install the required virtual devices plugin.

opkg update
opkg install firmware-plugins-test_plugin
  • Reboot your hub to complete the plugin installation. Type ‘reboot’ at the Putty (or other client) window then hit ‘Enter’.

Now you need to use the Online API Tool and issue the code commands in there to start creating your virtual devices.

You can now follow the rest of the setup from the official guide here in the “Create your Virtual Switches” section.

Or you can use my unofficial updated guide here.