If you want smart lights in the house, on the terrace or in the garden, Philips offers many solutions through which you can create an ambient environment full of white, warm or colored lights, as you like. First of all, to be able to control the smart lights, you need to install the console Philips Hue Bridge.
Before you see how to install Hue Bridge, it is good to understand what it helps and what are the capabilities of this hub.
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What is Philips Hue Bridge and what does it do?
Philips Hue Bridge it's a hub (console) or central device that connects all your Hue bulbs and accessories to your home's Wi-Fi network and the Internet. It communicates with the bulbs Hue or with other smart lighting devices through wireless technologies. So it is a key component of the ecosystem Philips Hue, which enables the control and management of smart lighting in the home.
Philips Hue Bridge allows you to you control all the bulbs and accessories Hue (switches, dimmers / dimmers, motion and light sensors, Philips smart plugs) from your home through a single mobile app or a compatible voice assistant such as Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant or Apple HomeKit / Siri.
With the Hue mobile app you can program the bulbs to turn on and off at certain times, create personalized routines and synchronize them with your daily activities. For example, if you want the lights to turn on in certain colors at times set by you, you can do this routine from the app, and Philips Hue Bridge will memorize it.
Using the application Philips Hue along with an internet connection, you can control lights and accessories Philips Hue from a distance, both through the application Apple Home (HomeKit), as well as directly through the Hue app, if you have an account Meet Hue associate Philips Hue Bridge.
How to install the Philips Hue Bridge console? Step-by-step tutorial.
You don't need too much knowledge to install the console Philips Hue Bridge. First of all, make sure that you have all the necessary accessories in the product box. Hue Bridge, an Ethernet cable to connect it to your home router, and a power adapter to the outlet.
1. Connect Hue Bridge to the outlet, then the cable Ethernet to your router (or switch). Connecting the cable to the router will be done at a port LAN (the same type of port to which you connect the computer).
The three LED indicator lights on the will need to light up Hue Bridge, plus the blue light of the round button.
When the indicator lights are on it means that Philips Hue Bridge has been successfully installed and is accepting application login Philips Hue.
After you managed to install the console Philips Hue Bridge, you need to connect it to the app Philips Hue.
2. Download the app Philips Hue from the iOS or Android app store.
Open App Store (for iPhone or iPad) or Google Play. Search for and install the app named “Philips Hue".
3. Open the application Hue Bridge and go through all the 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".
As a little parenthesis. His smartphone iPhone on which you open the app must be connected to the same network as the console Hue Bridge.
4. Press the button "Search” from the app, then after it is discovered Hue Bridge, press the center console button.
Finally, after this step you will receive confirmation that the application has been connected to the console. Connected to your Hue Bridge.
From now you can add and control lights Philips Hue.
lights Philips Hue can be added to the hub Hue Bridge both with the help of the serial number (serial number), as well as using the automatic search function.
What do the indicator lights on the Hue Bridge mean?
Philips Hue Bridge it has three blue LED lights on the top and a blue light that lights up around the center button. In order for everything to work well and to sync, all of these lights must be on.
From left to right, these lights indicate:
Power indicator: It means that the hub Hue Bridge it is connected to the power source and powered.
Network indicator: Hue Bridge is successfully connected to your router. If it is not turned on, then you will not be able to communicate with the smart bulbs.
Hue Portal indicator: It means that Philips Hue Bridge is successfully connected to the internet. If it's not on, your lights will still work, but they won't be able to be controlled via the app.
Sync Ready Indicator: When the circular edge of the center button is lit, it means it is ready to sync via the protocol Zigbee.
If you fail to install the console Philips Hue Bridge or errors occurred during installation, the comment section is open.
