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The Hobson web console is broken up into multiple tabs that are described below.

Plugins

The Hobson Hub is a generic framework for managing smart devices. However, the core Hub doesn't know anything about specific smart devices. By installing plugins, you effectively teach Hobson how to monitor and control the smart devices you care about. Plugins are managed through the web console's "Plugins" tab:

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Button	Description
	Provides the ability to change configurable aspects of a plugin. This button will not appear if the plugin has no configurable properties.
	Forces a refresh of a plugin. This will effectively stop the plugin and then run it again as if the Hub had just started. See the Plugin Lifecycle page for more technical detail.

Devices

Devices refer to the smart devices that Hobson has been configured to monitor and control. The list of all the Hub's smart devices is shown on the "Devices" tab:

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Button	Description
	Provides additional monitoring and control options for the device.
	Provides the ability to change configurable aspects of a device.

Tasks

Hobson provides manual monitoring and control of smart devices. However, there will be times where you want something to happen automatically (such as turning lights off at a particular time or sending an e-mail when a smoke detector goes off). This is the job of Hobson automated tasks and they are managed from the "Tasks" tab:

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