Shelly Duo Apps Installation Guide
- June 6, 2024
- Shelly
Table of Contents
Shelly Duo Apps
INITIAL INCLUSION
Install the Shelly to the light socket. Press the switch/button to which
Shelly is connected. The Shelly should turn on. Press the switch/button again
and Shelly will turn off.
You may choose if you want to use Shelly with the Shelly Cloud mobile
application and Shelly Cloud service. You can also familiarize yourself with
the instructions for Manage-ment and Control through the embedded Web
interface.
CONTROL YOUR HOME WITH YOUR VOICE
All Shelly devices are compatible with Amazon Echo and Google Home. Please
see our step-by-step guide on: https://shelly.cloud/compatibility
SHELLY APPLICATION
Shelly Cloud gives you the opportunity to control and adjust all Shelly® Devices from anywhere in the world. You only need an internet connection and our mobile application, installed on your smartphone or tablet.
Registration
The first time you load the Shelly Cloud mobile app, you have to create an
account that can manage all your Shelly® devices.
Forgotten Password
In case you forget or lose your password, just enter the e-mail address you
have used in your registration. You will then receive instructions to change
your password.
WARNING
Be careful when you type your e-mail address during the registration, as it
will be used in case you forget your password.
First steps
After registering, create your first room (or rooms), where you are going
to add and use your Shelly devices. Shelly Cloud gives you opportunity to
create scenes for auto-matic turning on or off of the Devices at predefined
hours or based on other parameters like temperature, humidity, light etc.
(with available sensor in Shelly Cloud). Shelly Cloud allows easy control and
monitoring using a mo-bile phone, tablet or PC.
Device Inclusion
To add a new Shelly device, connect it to the power grid.
Step 1
Install your Shelly into the light socket and turn the light on.
WARNING
In case the Device has not created its own Wi-Fi network with SSID like
ShellyBulbDuo-35FA58 for the white model or shellycolorbulb-35FA58 for the
colored version check if you have power connected to Shelly. If you do not see
an active WiFi network with SSID like ShellyBulbDuo-35FA58 or shellycolorbulb-
35FA58, reset the Device. If the Device has been powered on, you have to power
it off and on again 5 consecutive times Or if you have a switch/button
connected to the Device, press it 5 consecutive times*. When the light starts
to flash Shelly should return to AP Mode. For Shelly duo RGBW – light will
start to flash in red, next time you switched of and on it will light in blue
– this mean that the bulb is in AP more, If not, please repeat or contact our
customer support at [email protected]
Step 2
Choose “Add Device”. In order to add more Devices later, use the app menu
at the top right corner of the main screen and click “Add Device”. Type the
name (SSID) and password for the WiFi network, to which you want to add the
Device.
Step 3
If using iOS: you will see the following screen: Press the home button of
your iPhone/iPad/iPod. Open Settings > WiFi and connect to the WiFi network
created by Shelly, e.g. shelly1-35FA58.
If using Android your phone/tablet will automatically scan and include all new
Shelly Devices in the WiFi network that you are connected to.
Press the home button of your iPhone/iPad/iPod. Open Settings > WiFi and connect to the WiFi network created by Shelly, e.g. shelly1-35FA58.If using Android your phone/tablet will automatically scan and include all new Shelly Devices in the WiFi network that you are connected to.
Upon successful Device Inclusion to the WiFi network you will see the following pop-up:
Step 4
Approximately 30 seconds after discovery of any new Devic-es оn the local
WiFi network, а list will be displayed by default in the “Discovered Devices”
room.
Step 5
Enter Discovered Devices and choose the Device you want to include in your
account.
Step 6
Enter a name for the Device (in the Device Name field). Choose a Room, in
which the Device has to be positioned. You can choose an icon or add a picture
to make it easier to recognize. Press “Save Device”.
Step 7
To enable connection to the Shelly Cloud service for remote control and
monitoring of the Device, press “YES” on the fol-lowing pop-up.
Shelly devices settings
After your Shelly device is included in the app, you can con-trol it, change its settings and automate the way it works. To switch the Device on and off, use the Power button. To enter at the details menu of the Device, click on it’s name. From the details menu you may control the Device, as well as edit its appearance and settings. You can set Shelly Duo RGBW to work on two ways:
- Color mode – on this mode you can select a color at your choice. As well you can turn it off and select the intensity of the light. In color mode you can chose also different light effects:
- Off- effects will be off
- Meteor Shower
- Gradual change
- Flash
- White mode – work as a normal white color bulb. As well you can select the intensity and switched it off
- In the White version of the bulb you can control the color tem-perature and the intensity as shown on figure:
Timer
Тo manage the power supply automatically, you can use
- Auto OFF: After turning on, the power supply will automat-ically shutdown after a predefined time (in seconds). A value of 0 will cancel the automatic shutdown.
- Auto ON: After turning off, the power supply will be auto-matically turned on after a predefined time (in seconds). A value of 0 will cancel the automatic power-on.
Weekly Schedule – This function requires an Internet connec-tion. To use Internet, your Shelly has to be connected to a local WiFi network with an active internet connection. Shelly may turn on/off automatically at a predefined time, at sunrise/sunset, or at a specified time before or after sunrise/sunset. Multiple schedules are possible. Night Mode – With this mode you can set a period of time and level of brightness, in which any turning on will set the brightness to the predefined level. You must select a start & end time, with the brightness level.
Internet/Security
- WiFi Mode – Client: Allows the device to connect to an avail- able WiFi network. After typing the details in the respective fields, press Connect.
- WiFi Client Backup: Add a backup WiFi network, in case your primary one becomes unavailable.
- WiFi Mode – Acess Point: Configure Shelly to create a Wi-Fi Access point. After typing the details in the respective fields, press Create Access Point. Cloud – Enable or Disable connection to the Cloud service. Restrict Login – Restrict the web interface of Shely with a User- name and Password. After typing the details in the fields, press Restrict Shelly.
Settings
Power on default mode – this sets the default output state when shelly is powered.
- On: configure shelly to turn on, when it has power.
- Off: configure shelly to turn off, when it has power.
- Restore last mode: configure shelly to return to last state it was in, when it has power. Transition time – set the time (in miliseconds), for which shelly duo goes from 0% to 100%. The value can be from 0 to 5000 ms. Firmware update – update the firmware of shelly, when a new version is released. Time zone and geo-location – enable or disable the automat-ic detection of time zone and geo-location. Factory reset – return shelly to its factory default settings. Device information – here you can see the device ID(unique id of Shelly), device ip(the ip of shelly in your wi-fi network).
THE EMBEDDED WEB INTERFACE
Even without the mobile app the Shelly device can be set and controlled
through a browser and WiFi connection of a mo-bile phone, tablet or PC.
Abbreviations used
- Shelly-ID – the unique name of the device. It consists of 6 or more characters. It may include numbers and letters, for example 35FA58.
- SSID – the name of the WiFi network, created by the device, for example shellycolor-35FA58.
- Access Point (AP) – the mode in which the device cre-ates its own WiFi connection point with the respective name (SSID).
- Client Mode (CM) – the mode in which the device is con-nected to another WiFi network.
Installation/Initial inclusion
Step 1
Install Shelly DUO into the light socket and turn the light on.
WARNING
If you don’t see the WiFi please fallow the step 1 from the device
inclusion section of the guide.
Step 2
When the light turns on, Shelly has created an own WiFi network (own AP),
with name (SSID) such as ShellyBulb-Duo-35FA58. Connect to it with your phone,
tablet or PC.
Step 3
Type 192.168.33.1 into the address field of your browser to
Home Page
This is the home page of the embedded web interface. If it has been set up
is correctly, you will see information about current power consumption, in
Watts, Current state (on/off), current brightness level, current temperature
of the light, power button, connection to Cloud, present time, settings
Internet/Security
- WiFi Mode – Client: Allows the device to connect to an available WiFi network. After typing the details in the fields, press Connect.
- WiFi Client Backup: Add a backup WiFi network, in case your primary one becomes unavailable.
- WiFi Mode – Acess Point: Configure Shelly to create a Wi-Fi Access point. After typing the details in the fields, press Create Access Point.
- Cloud – Enable or Disable connection to the Cloud service.
- Restrict Login – Restrict the web interface of Shely with a Username and Password. After typing the details in the fields, press Restrict Shelly.
- SNTP Server – You can set a custom SNTP Server. Type the URL address and press Save.
ATTENTION
If you have entered incorrect information (wrong settings, usernames,
passwords etc.), you will not be able to connect to Shelly and you have to
reset the Device. Timer – Тo manage the power supply automatically, you may
use
- Auto OFF: After turning on, the power supply will automat-ically shutdown after a predefined time (in seconds). A value of 0 will cancel the automatic shutdown.
- Auto ON: After turning off, the power supply will be auto-matically turned on after a predefined time (in seconds). A value of 0 will cancel the automatic power-on.
WARNING
If you don’t see the WiFi please fallow the step 1 from the device inclusion
section of the guide. Weekly Schedule – This function requires an Internet
connec-tion. To use Internet, your Shelly has to be connected to a local WiFi
network with an active internet connection. Shelly may turn on/off
automatically at a predefined time, at sunrise/ sunset, or at a specified time
before or after sunrise/sunset. Multiple schedules are possible. Night Mode –
With this mode you can set a period of time and level of brightness, in which
any turning on will set the brightness to the predefined level. You must
select a start & end time, with the brightness level.
Settings
Power On Default Mode – This sets the default output state when Shelly is
powered.
- ON: Configure Shelly to turn ON, when it has power.
- OFF: Configure Shelly to turn OFF, when it has power.
- Restore Last Mode – Configure Shelly to return to last state it was in, when it has power. Transition Time – Set the time (in miliseconds), for which Shelly Duo goes from 0% to 100%. The value can be from 0 to 5000 ms. Time Zone and Geo-location – Enable or Disable the automat-ic detection of Time Zone and Geo-location. Firmware Update – Update the firmware of Shelly, when a new version is released. Factory Reset – Return Shelly to its factory default settings. Device Reboot – Reboots the device. Device Information – Here you can see the:
- Device ID – Unique ID of Shelly
- Device IP – The IP of Shelly in your Wi-Fi network Additional Features – Shelly allows control via HTTP from any other device, home automation controller, mobile app or server. For more information about the REST control protocol, please visit www.shelly.cloud or send a request to [email protected]