I have been using the Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 with Home Assistant via the HomeKit integration. I was wondering if there was a more efficient way to connect it directly.
Is there a way of defining a zone and trigger an alert if there is movement only in that zone? Thanks!
@pietro_falcone It’s great to hear you’re using the Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 with Home Assistant! Regarding your query about defining zones and triggering alerts for movement in specific areas, the Smart Video Doorbell G4 indeed supports setting activity zones through the app. By restricting activity zones, you can focus detection on critical areas, which can help reduce unnecessary alerts.
To achieve this, you can set specific activity zones in the Aqara Home app. This allows the doorbell to monitor only the areas you specify, ensuring that you receive alerts for movements in these designated zones only. Unfortunately, the reference information doesn’t specify direct integration with Home Assistant outside of HomeKit, but it sounds like you’re on the right track using the HomeKit integration for your needs.
Feel free to share more about your setup or any other tips you might have found useful! The community would definitely benefit from your insights.
@pietro_falcone For your question about defining a zone to trigger alerts, the Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 supports setting specific activity zones in the app to focus detection on critical areas, which can reduce notifications for non-essential movement in other areas .
Regarding a more efficient direct connection to Home Assistant, the current reference information does not cover this. We appreciate your feedback and encourage you to engage with the community for potential workarounds. If you have further suggestions, you can submit manual customer service feedback for consideration.
Hope this helps, and feel free to share more of your experiences!
@pietro_falcone For your first question about a more efficient direct connection to Home Assistant, the current reference information doesn’t cover specific integration methods beyond the HomeKit integration mentioned. You might want to check with the Aqara community or Home Assistant forums for shared experiences—sometimes other users have creative workarounds!
For defining a zone to trigger alerts, the Smart Video Doorbell G4 supports setting specific activity zones in the app. This helps focus detection on critical areas and reduce notifications from non-essential movement. You can find this setting in the app’s motion detection settings .
Hope this helps, and feel free to share if you find a great way to connect directly—we’d love to hear! 