Smart Life Smart Light Switch User Manual

: June 5, 2024
: Smart Life

Table of Contents

Wiring for a smart switch
Add Devices in AP Mode
Link Smart Life account in Home Control
Preparation
Enable our skill in Alexa APP
Q & A
Specification
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Download & Registration

Scan the QR code to download the “Smart Life” APP You can also search “Smart Life” in either the APP store or Google Play to install üre APP
Open the “Smart Life’API tap “Register” to register a “Smart Life” account with your phone number or E-mail. Then sign in to the APP

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Wiring for a smart switch

* Please wire for the switch according to the diagram:

Add Devices in Easy Mode(Recommend)

Make sure your smart deüce is energized and your mobile phone is connected to your Wi-Fi network. Long press any touclüutton for more than 3 seconds until the indicator light begins to flash quickly(2 times per second about), this means the device is already for configuration.
Open your “Smart Life” APP and tap ” + ” on the top right of the APP Select Deüce ‘fy¡re, tap it and “Confirm indicator light rapidly blink”. These will automatically fetch the password of the Wi-Fi network that your mobile phone connects to. Then tap confirm” b connect b üre device.
When appears “Successfully added 1 device”, it means the connection is complete and your device will be [sted in ¡our AFP [st.

Add Devices in AP Mode

If failed in Easy Mode, users could also add devices in AP Mode.
Long press any touched button for more than 5 seconds until the indicator light begins to flash quickly, then long-press the power button for another 3 seconds until the indicator light begins to flash slowly, this means the device is already for configuration in the AP Mode.
Tap ” + ” on the top right of the APP Select Device Type and tap it. Then select ‘AP Mode” on the top right of the APR Tap “Confirm indicator light slowly blink” and “Confirm”. Then tap “Connect now” to go to the WLAN Settings interface in your mobile phone and select the Wi-Fi network named “SmartLife JOCXX” to connect it.
Return to the “Smart Life” APP, and the connection will start automatically.
When appears “Successfully added 1 device”, it means the connection is complete and your device will be listed in your APP list.
Now you can control your smart device via your mobile phone APP anytime and, anywhere(Make sure your mobile phone and smart device are all connected to the network). You can share your devices with your friend or family after you add your devices successfully. For more functions, you will enjoy referring to the picture.
Notices
1. Please check if there is damage caused by transportation, if yes, please contact the supplier for replacement.
2. Please follow the specification instruction and notice to keep products in a good and safe use condition.
3. Do not disassemble or install the device otherwise there may cause security risks.
4. The smart switch needs live wire and neutral wire for normal operation.

Link Smart Life account in Home Control

Attention: Due to the Google Home APP’s known bug, you could use only one Google Home account to control “Home Control Action”. If you sign in Google Home APP with several Google accounts, only the first Google account you signed in can be used for “Home Control”.

Tap “Home Control” in the hamburger menu on the Google Home APPs Home Page, then tap “+ “.
Find “Smart Life” in the list. In the new window, select your Smart Life account region, type your Smart Life account and password, then tap “Link Now”. After you assign rooms for devices, your devices vtill be listed in the Home Control page.

Control your smart devices through Google Home

Now you can control your smart device through Google Home. Take bedroom light as an example, the supported vice commands are as below:
OK Google, turn on/off bedroom fight.
OK Google, set bedroom It to 50 percent.
OK Google, brighten/dim bedroom Iglu.
OK Google, set bedroom It to red.
Works with Amazon Alexa

Preparation

Amazon Alexa APP and account
Smart Life APP and account
An Echo device, including Echo, Echo Dot, and Echo Tap.
Smart device. Sign in with a Smart Life account, add the device, then change the name to an easily recognized word or phrase, like “bedroom It”.

Set up Echo with Amazon Alexa APP
Sign in with your Amazon account. Tap the Homepage on the top left, tap “Settings” and “Set up a new device” Then follow the instructions. Select an Echo device, long-press the dot button on the top of your Echo device until the orange light shows up, and tap “Continue”. Then select your mi-n network and connect it to your device according to the instructions. This may take several minutes.

Enable our skill in Alexa APP

Tap the Homepage, select “Skills”, then search “Smart Life”. Select “Smart Life” and tap “Enable Skill” b enable the Smart Life Skill.
You will be redirected to the account link page. Type your Smart Life account and password, do not forget to select the country/region to which your account belongs to. Then tap “Link Now” to link your Smart Life account. When Wen has been successfully linked with Smart Life” shows up, you can leave this page.
(Note: If a Smart Life account has been linked before, you can use it directly, you can also tap “Disable Skills” to remove it. )

Control your smart device through Echo

Echo needs to discover your smart device before the control.
You can say “Alexa, discover device” to Echo, or you can also tap “Discover Device” on APP to discover the smart devices. Discovered devices will be shown in the list. (Note: Every time you change the name of devices on Smart Life APR Echo must re-discover devices before the control.) Now you can control your smart devices through Echo. You can use the following commands to control your devices(e.g., bedroom fight):
Alexa, turn on/off the bedroom fight.
Alexa set bedroom fight to 50 percent.
Alexa, brighten/dim bedroom fight.
Alexa set the bedroom light to red.

You can also set up groups in Alen APR Tap “Create group”, give your group a name like “my smart lights”, select devices to add them to this group, then tap “Save”. Now you can control your devices by the group. If you say ‘Alexa turn on my smart lights”, all the fights will be turned on.

Q & A

Why failed in adding the device?

Make sure the device is powered on and close to your mobile phone then add the device.
Make sure your mobile phone is connected to the network and your Wi-Fi router is working properly
Make sure the device is ready for configuration. Please refer to the Product Instruction “Add Devices in Easy Mode” or “Add Devices in AP Mode” for details.
Make sure the connected devices have not reached the maximum number of WI-Fi routers. If not, please disconnect the network of some devices.
Make sure the password of the VVi-F1 network is correct when adding a new device.
Make sure you have selected a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network if you have a dual-band WI-Fi muter.
Make sure you have not used any Chinese Characters to name your Wi-Fi network
Can I control the device Kith 2G/3G/4G network?
When adding a device for the first time, it requires that your mobile phone and device are connected to the same Wi-Fi network. After adding the device successfully, you can remote control your device with 2G/3G/4G network

How can I tare my device With others?

Open your Smart Life APP select your device and tap the button in the top right corner. Tap “Device Sharing” and “Add”, then select the country/region to which the account belongs and input the account (a phone number or an E-mail address) you want to share with. (Please make sure the phone number or E-mail is registered.)
Open your Smart Life API; tap “Profile” on the lower right corner of the APT! Select “Device Sharing” and add the device you want to share with others, then select the country/region where the account belongs and input the account (a phone number or an E-mail address) you want to share with. (Please make sure the phone number or E-mail is registered.)
How can I manage the device shared by others? Open your Smart Life APP, and tap “Profile” on the lower right corner of the API? Tap “Device Sharing”, you will find devices shared by others.