# IP ping AKA presence detection on Homey?

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**Created:** [March 29, 2021, 10:26pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/ip-ping-aka-presence-detection-on-homey/45466 "2021-03-29T22:26:45Z")\
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Not exactly cli ping, but it checks for online devices with fixed IP’s. So it pings 😉  
Very very easy imho.  
F.I. give all your devices you want to ping a “family member name”, like printer, or tv, and get logs or notifications of your devices being online or offline while they can trigger flows individually 😉

> [@\[APP\]\[PRO\] Smart Presence](https://community.homey.app/t/app-smart-presence/33794/):
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> Smart Presence Device Tracking: The app tracks devices by their IP address. You would need to set a static IP address for each device you want to track. This is necessary because if the device’s IP address changes (which can happen with DHCP), the app won’t be able to track it properly. Port Scanning: The app checks whether the specified devices are reachable on the network by attempting to connect to a specified port. Closed ports are often used for this purpose. When a device is con…

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