Yeah, I saw the post here. However, the G410 is actually the only device I currently own that I haven’t integrated into Home Assistant yet.
From what I can tell, integrating it into HA is only possible in a few specific ways:
- As a Matter Bridge: You can bring it in via Matter, but only to serve as a bridge for Zigbee devices connected to the G410 acting as a hub.
- As a Matter Accessory: It cannot be added as a standalone video accessory. Even though the newer Matter standards natively support cameras and video doorbells, this functionality hasn’t been rolled out for the G410 yet. I’m not sure if that’s something Aqara has planned or if it’s even possible. But as far as I know, HA doesn’t support it yet either.
- Via RTSP: You can stream the feed using RTSP, but only if the doorbell is hardwired to power. Two-way audio is not supported. As far as I know, RTSP does not define a standardized method for negotiating or managing an audio return channel, so the implementation details are left up to the manufacturer.
- Via ONVIF: I don’t know if Aqara can or will ever integrate ONVIF into the G410. Specifically Profile T would be the solution, as it provides a standardized audio backchannel to send your voice over the network to the doorbell’s speaker.
- Via HomeKit Controller: You can hook it up directly to HA as a HomeKit Device, but it can’t simultaneously maintain its direct connection to Apple Home. You have to unpair it from Apple Home first, connect it to HA, and then you can pass it back to Apple Home using HA’s HomeKit Bridge. I’m just not sure if two-way audio is supported through this workaround. But I would guess that two-way audio doesn’t work here either.