Renaming Apollo Devices

Thanks to Panzer from our Discord.

1. Install the first MSR-1 using the standard method to get a default ESPHome configuration.
2. Edit this configuration to update the "name" and "friendly name" as desired.
3. SSH into the ESPHome directory and copy this configuration six times, then modify each copy with unique names, friendly names, and API keys. (Can also use VSCode/File Editor to copy the configuration from the ESPHome folder)
   
4. Delete the initially defined sensor in ESPHome and devices (if added there), and possibly reboot.
5. Now with six distinct configs, use the 'install' option in ESPHome, select "plug into this computer", and connect the MSR-1 to your computer.
6. Download the generated "factory-image" from ESPHome on Home Assistant (HA) and flash it. This will install the sensors without MAC-based names.
7. Repeat the process for the remaining sensors.
8. Add the sensors to devices if they are discovered.
9. Can now update the sensors wirelessly again.

Changing ESPHome Node Name

Trying to change the name of a node or its address in the network? You can do so with the use_address option of the WiFi configuration.

Change the device name or address in your YAML to the new value and additionally set use_address to point to the old address like so:

# Step 1. Changing name from test8266 to kitchen
esphome:
  name: kitchen
  # ...

wifi:
  # ...
  use_address: test8266.local

Now upload the updated config to the device. As a second step, you now need to remove the use_address option from your configuration again so that subsequent uploads will work again (otherwise it will try to upload to the old address).

# Step 2
esphome:
  name: kitchen
  # ...

wifi:
  # ...
  # Remove or comment out use_address
  # use_address: test8266.local

The same procedure can be done for changing the static IP of a device.