Update README with UI-based ping configuration instructions

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@@ -15,13 +15,27 @@ Monitors hardware sensors from two servers running OpenHardwareMonitor:
cp packages/openhardwaremonitor.yaml /config/packages/
```
2. **Ensure your `configuration.yaml` has packages enabled**:
2. **Copy the binary_sensors.yaml** (if you don't have one already):
```bash
cp binary_sensors.yaml /config/
```
3. **Ensure your `configuration.yaml` has packages enabled**:
```yaml
homeassistant:
packages: !include_dir_named packages
binary_sensor: !include binary_sensors.yaml
```
3. **Restart Home Assistant**
4. **Configure the Server 243 Status sensor via UI**:
- Go to Settings → Devices & Services → Add Integration
- Search for "Ping (ICMP)"
- Add integration with these settings:
- IP: `10.0.0.243`
- Name: `Server 243 Status`
5. **Restart Home Assistant**
### Sensors Created
@@ -50,9 +64,8 @@ For each server (243 and 244), the following sensors are created:
### Binary Sensors (Status Monitoring)
- **Server 243 Status** (`binary_sensor.server_243_status`)
- Configured via UI (Ping integration)
- Monitors online/offline state of Server 243
- Uses ping to check availability
- Update interval: 60 seconds
- Perfect for adding a status badge to your dashboard
### Requirements
@@ -86,8 +99,9 @@ To add additional sensors, you can follow the same template pattern and navigate
- Check if the GPU sensor name matches the template pattern
**Status sensor not working:**
- Ensure the Ping (ICMP) integration is added via UI
- Ensure ICMP (ping) is allowed through any firewalls
- Check Home Assistant logs for ping binary_sensor errors
- Check Home Assistant logs for ping integration errors
### Example Dashboard Card