Knowledge Base

Comfortclick bOS server can communicate with Google Assistant and will allow you to control your entire house with only your voice or the Google Home app.

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Setup guide

Make sure bOS Server is accessible from the public IP address. bOS Server has to receive Google Home commands from the outside of your network. Please see bOS Server manual on how to open ports. Google Home can also be controlled using our remote access service, so if for any reason public IP and port forwarding cannot be done on the server, clients can still use Google Home to control their devices.

Google Home can be found under General and API node, add Devices node and start adding your devices in. Each device needs to have a Display name and the endpoint needs to be linked to physical device in the building. Depending on the device type, select the correct datapoint type (OnOff, Scene, brightness, temperature, etc)

For additional security, additional authentication can be added:

AckNeeded: Every time we want to control a device, a pop up message will appear, asking us to confirm the action.

PinNeed: Every time we want to control a device, a pop up message will appear asking us for the password to confirm the action.

After all devices client wishes to control are added under the Google Home node, they can start syncing bOS to Google Hope app.

Step by step instructional video explaining every detail is also available in the link below:

Link Google Home with server

After our devices are added and connected to the correct Google home trait. We can start configuring the devices in Home app. You can download Google Home from Google Play or App Store. On the welcome screen select “Get started” button and select “Works with Google” option and find Comfortclick under accounts.

On the authorization page, make sure you select the correct Controller and Group Name. Grant the permission and return to the main Home app screen. Add the device to the correct room and you should be able to control the device using your voice.

Syncing Comfortclick with Google Home

Once on the home page on the app, click on the "+" button on the top left of the screen.

Next Select Set up device and select Works with Google.

Search for ComfortClick skill and select it. You will be redirected to the Comfortclick site. Connect to your account and select the controller the Google Home is being used. Make sure you set the Group name the same way as you have the name set under Google Home in bOS Configurator. You should receive a message saying "ComfortClick is linked".

After accounts are linked, you should be able to see all your devices listed in the Google Home app. Clients can then use their voice to control the devices using the Google Home commands.