If you want smart lights in the house, on the terrace or in the garden, Philips offers many solutions where you can create an ambient environment full of white, warm or colorful lights, as you please. First of all, in order to control the smart lights, you need to install the Philips Hue Bridge console.
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Before you see how the Hue Bridge installation is done, it is good to understand what it helps and what are the capabilities of this hub.
What is and what Philips Hue Bridge is doing?
Philips Hue Bridge is a hub (console) or a central device that connects all HUE bulbs and accessories to the Wi-Fi network and to the Internet. It communicates with the bulbs Hue or with other intelligent lighting devices through wireless technologies. So it is a key component of the ecosystem Philips Hue, which allows control and management of smart lighting in the house.
Philips Hue Bridge allows you to control all bulbs and accessories Hue (switches, variants / dimmer, motion and light sensors, smart Philips sockets) in your home through a single mobile app or a compatible vocal assistant, such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple HomeKit / Siri.
With the help of the HUE app application You can schedule the bulbs to light up and extinguish at certain hours, to create personalized routines and synchronize them with your daily activities. For example, if you want the lights to turn on in certain colors in hours, you can make this routine in the application, and Philips Hue Bridge will memorize it.
Using the app Philips Hue together with an internet connection, you can Control the Philips Hue Lights and Accessories from a distance, both through Apple Home (Homekit) and directly through the HUE app, if you have an account Meet Hue Associate Philips Hue Bridge.
How do you install the Philips Hue Bridge console? Tutorial step by step.
You do not need too high knowledge to install the Philips Hue Bridge console. First of all, make sure that in the product box you have all the necessary accessories. Hue Bridge, an Ethernet cable to connect to the house router and a socket adapter.
1. connects Hue Bridge to the outlet, then the cable Ethernet to your (or switch) router. The cable connection to the router will be done at a port LAN (the same type of port to which you connect and computer).
The three LED lights on Hue Bridge will be lit, plus the blue light button.
When the indicator lights are on, it means that Philips Hue Bridge has been successfully installed and accepts connection to the Philips Hue application.
After you have managed to install the Philips Hue Bridge console, you must connect it to the app Philips Hue.
2. Download the Philips Hue app from the iOS or Android app store.
Open App Store (for iPhone or iPad) or Google Play. Search and install the app with the name “Philips Hue“.
3. Open the Hue Bridge app and travel all steps to the point where you have to choose the type of system in your home. “I have lights and a Hue bridge” or “I only have Bluetooth lights“.
Like a small bracket. The smartphone or iPhone you open the application must be connected to the same network to which the Hue Bridge console is connected.
4. Press on the button “Search” From the application, then after Hue Bridge is discovered, press the central console button.
In the end, after this step you will receive the confirmation that the application was connected to the console. Connected to your Hue Bridge.
From now you can add and control the Philips Hue lights.
Philips Hue Lights can be added to Hub Hue Bridge both with the series number (serial number) and using the automatic search feature.
What does the indicator lights on Hue Bridge mean?
Philips Hue Bridge has three blue LED lights at the top and a blue light that turns around the central button. In order for everything to work well and to syncorize, all these lights must be lit.
From left to right, these lights indicate:
Power indicator: It means that the Hue Bridge Hub is connected to the power source and fed.
Network indicator: Hue Bridge is successfully connected to your router if not turned on, then you won't be able to communicate with smart bulbs.
Hue Portal indicator: It means that Philips Hue Bridge is successfully connected to the Internet. If it is not on, your lights will continue to work, but will not be controlled by the application.
Sync Ready Indicator: When the circular edge of the central button is lit, it means that it is prepared for synchronization by the protocol Zigbee.
If you fail to install the Philips Hue Bridge console or errors occurring during installation, the comment box is open.
