Connect LTE

The Connect LTE action asks your NETGEAR LTE modem to establish its LTE connection. This is useful when the modem does not connect on its own.

This is handy when you want to bring the mobile connection online from an automation, for example as a failover when your wired internet connection goes down.

Using this action from the user interface

If you prefer building automations and scripts visually, Home Assistant walks you through this action step by step. You pick what to target, tweak a few options, and save. No YAML knowledge required.

To connect the modem from an automation or a script:

1. Go to Settings > Automations & scenes.
2. Open an existing automation or script, or select Create automation > Create new automation.
3. If you’re setting up a new automation, add a trigger in the When section. Scripts don’t need a trigger. They run when something else calls them.
4. In the Then do section, select Add action.
5. From the search box, search for and select NETGEAR LTE: Connect LTE.
6. If you have more than one modem, enter the Host of the modem that should connect.
7. Select Save.

This action does not support targets. In the UI, you select the modem through the Host field instead of choosing an area, device, entity, or label. When you have only one modem configured, you can leave it empty.

Options in the UI

Using this action in YAML

If you work directly in YAML, or you want to know exactly what Home Assistant does under the hood, this section has the technical reference. It lists the field names you use in YAML, their types, and which ones are required.

In YAML, refer to this action as netgear_lte.connect_lte. A basic example looks like this:

action: netgear_lte.connect_lte
data:
  host: 192.168.5.1

This asks the modem at the given host to establish its LTE connection.

Options in YAML

Try it yourself

Ready to test this? Open Developer tools > Actions, search for this action, fill in the fields, and select Perform action. You see what happens on your actual entitiesAn entity represents a sensor, actor, or function in Home Assistant. Entities are used to monitor physical properties or to control other entities. An entity is usually part of a device or a service. [Learn more] without writing a line of YAML.

More examples

Real scenarios where this action shows up in automations and scripts. Copy any example and adapt it to your setup.

Automation: bring LTE online when wired internet drops

When a connectivity sensor reports that your wired internet is down, ask the modem to connect over LTE.

• Trigger: A connectivity sensor turns off
• Action: NETGEAR LTE: Connect LTE

alias: "LTE failover on internet loss"
triggers:
  - trigger: state
    entity_id: binary_sensor.internet_connection
    to: "off"
actions:
  - action: netgear_lte.connect_lte
    data:
      host: 192.168.5.1

Still stuck?

The Home Assistant community is quick to help: join Discord for real-time chat, post on the community forum with the action you’re calling and what you expected to happen, or share on our subreddit /r/homeassistant.

Related actions

These actions work well alongside this one:

• Disconnect LTE: Asks the NETGEAR LTE modem to close its LTE connection.

• Set option: Sets connection options on the NETGEAR LTE modem.

• Delete SMS: Deletes messages from the NETGEAR LTE modem inbox.