[HowTo] Connect Homey Pro (Early 2023) with Ethernet Only - aka Disable WiFi There is already a lot written and asked here on the forum around the Ethernet adapter for Homey Pro (Early 2023). The Official support guide The official Guide from Athom how to connect including a Video (Without Alex …

I Wouldn’t write the above official statement, if there wasn’t another way. The unofficial way using the Web Api Like you can see the IP Addresses and configuration there on Homey Developer Tools You can also use the Web API Playground to enable or disable WiFi without using a paperclip / SIM-Ej…

So, my Homey Pro 2023 is connected and was setup using WiFi. I just ordered the Ether Adapter. If I plug it in, will Homey still use WiFi and Ether, default to Ether or will it use both? What is the recommended setup if any?

[image] Lane_Canada: default to Ether or will it use both? Ethernet has higher priority, so it will use that unless it for some reason can’t, then it will fall back to WiFi.

So, just to confirm, I can leave things as they are and just plug in the adapter and boot things up? I don’t need to disable WiFi?

How do you get to the screens of the wifi info ??

[image] sysInternals Toont Homey’s Systeeminterne Informatie

Disabled Wifi antenna and Ethernet was still working and then suddenly a couple of minutes later Homey went offline. I shouldn’t have tried this from a remote place… Maybe all will work again once I can get to it and restart it. Need to find some smart way to auto restart Homey if it goes offline. …

[image] JoNor: I shouldn’t have tried this from a remote place… Indeed :wink: A router/modem restart should solve it (if you’ve enabled remote access). [image] JoNor: Need to find some smart way to auto restart Homey if it goes offline. Put a Shelly wifi socket in between the socket …

Does your router have a mobile app? In most cases, you can access those remotely (for example, TP-Link Deco/Tether, Linksys Smart WiFi, D-Link WiFi, ASUS, Synology, Netgear Nighthawk/Orbi, etc. all support this). Try to block one of the network interfaces in your router.

[HowTo] Connect Homey Pro (Early 2023) with Ethernet Only - aka Disable WiFi

Questions & Help

Peter_Kawa June 4, 2026, 10:12am 19

Probably you mixed up the cables.
The long one goes to Homey (it should be mentioned on the LAN adapter connectors).
As mentioned in your German topic

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[HowTo] Connect Homey Pro (Early 2023) with Ethernet Only - aka Disable WiFi

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