View And Manage HomeSeer Devices With "Voice command" Enabled Setting

[jeanv]

DO NOT USE THIS! I have updated the code into a HS3 & HS4 Free Plugin (Windows and Linux) That Is MUCH More Stable since ASPX is not supported in HomeSeer.

Use These Links Moving Forward and do not use the ASPX page in this thread:

• https://forums.homeseer.com/forum/de...nabled-setting
• http://jeanwaregroup.com/home_automa...abled_devices/

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Here is code I wrote for you all to use...

When controlling HomeSeer via Voice Commands (Through Amazon Echo Alexa or Google Home) each device has a setting called "Voice Command" that is for some crazy reason enabled by default for every single device that is created. So any device created by you or created by a plug-in, will have this "Voice Command" enabled by default.

This ASPX web page allows you to view only the HomeSeer Devices that are Voice Enabled (via the "Voice Command" setting) and create a list of "approved" voice enabled devices and then remove the Voice Command setting from all other devices.

Just place the ASPX file at the root of your HS3 html directory (C:\Program Files (x86)\HomeSeer HS3\html\)

The file is called: "Manage_Voice_Enabled_Devices.aspx"

Once in the directory just use it by calling your HomeSeer Web Page and add the file name to the end:

http://{HomeSeer IP Address}:{HS Port}/Manage_Voice_Enabled_Devices.aspx

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Download the ASPX file (Attached To Posting):

• Version 1.0 - (10/29/2018 1:13 PM)
  • Initial Release

[zener57]

Thanks a lot for your aspx

[jeanv]

You are very welcome.. I use it alot. It is unfortunate that HomeSeer does not do this automatically.

[thomauto@aol.com]

You are very welcome.. I use it alot. It is unfortunate that HomeSeer does not do this automatically.

Thank you! I wondered why this is not already a built in sorting filter.

[thomauto@aol.com]

This might be a question for someplace else but what makes a device an "approved voice" device? I have one of these, QUBINO Flush ZMNHBD3 Z-Wave 2 relays, and it creates a root device, 2 switches and a couple of power devices. One switch adds ok as approved for voice and one switch shows up as un-approved. Ive tried renaming it etc but nothing changes.

[jeanv]

In my app, approved just means that you actually want it voice enabled and that HomeSeer did not just be default enable it when it was created. It is simply a way to tracking legitimate voice controlled HS3 devices vs the ones that get voice enabled when they are created.

[Bigstevep]

Work great, thank you. You just need to remember that if you are using Alexa or Google Home those devices included there won't work anymore if they were disabled.

[jeanv]

Glad it worked well for you. HS3 handling of ASPX pages is not great and it hangs at times requiring a reboot. Also, this functionality should really be part of the core product if they are going to default to making every new device voice enabled.

[Andrew_C]

Hi Jean-Marie, and thanks for what will be a very useful page - when I can make it work! :-)

Unfortunately, I just keep seeing "Error Processing ASP.NET page: Object reference not set to an instance of an object."

I have some other asp files that work, [jon00 device list and others] but no "aspx" pages. As someone who knows nothing about ASP / ASPX, can you please tell me what step I have missed? I guess it's probably something pretty basic!

Thanks,
Andrew

EDIT==== >> Never mind; something basic all right! I just learned how to install ASP.NET on to my HS3 Server (mini PC running Win10.) All good now - Thanks for a useful utility.

[TeleFragger]

ive gotta check this out!!! THX

[Andrew_C]

Ok - follow up... I've just spent a happy half hour using this utility and it's incredibly useful!

I now have all of my voice activated devices available on Alexa, and removed all that should not be there. That has saved so much time and effort... Thanks!

[ewkearns]

You are very welcome.. I use it alot. It is unfortunate that HomeSeer does not do this automatically.

Thank you for this feature. HS is aware of this issue because I was having trouble with Alexa (quite some time ago) and I was asked why I had so many devices that made no sense to have voice control. After some checking, we determined that mine were caused primarily by PIs that created voice control for every device. I guess the memo never went out.

[dbrunt]

For HS4 4.0.6.0...

Add these two lines to beginning of the ASPX

<%@ Import Namespace="System.Collections.Generic" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Linq" %>

[jeanv]

Thanks! Does HS4 Still by default voice activate every new device? still??

[dbrunt]

Thanks! Does HS4 Still by default voice activate every new device? still??

No. By default Voice is unchecked.