How to use smart lighting.More convenient in conjunction with remote controls, sensors, and speakers

When you get home and open the door, the lights turn on automatically, and the lights in the unused room are automatically turned off ... Speaking of "smart lighting", you can change the color of the lights according to your mood, or use your smartphone to power it. There was an image that you can turn on / off, but it seems that there is actually a smarter way to use it. All of them can be easily installed without major wiring work, so if you are interested in making your home smarter, this is a must.

It seems that the technology of "pressing the switch on the wall to turn on the electricity" started in the 1880s. How many people are currently interested in making such lighting systems smarter?

If you've already introduced smart lighting, do you know that there are many more ways to use it than just turning the lights on and off with the app? This time, I will introduce three ideas on how to make more use of smart lighting.

Strengthen the wall lighting switch with "smart switch"!

With smart lighting, you don't have to turn the lights on and off with a switch on the wall. However, if you turn off the original power switch, it will not respond to apps or voice commands, so you need to be careful. If you really want to operate with a switch, you can use a smart accessory such as a "smart switch" to operate the lighting with a button or remote control.

If you want to operate the smart light bulb in the same way as conventional lighting, you can operate the power supply with the switch by replacing the switch on the wall with a smart switch, and you can turn it on and off and adjust the dimming with the smart remote control at hand. increase.

In addition to the dedicated motion sensor, "Philips Hue", which is familiar with smart lighting, has a smart button that can be mounted on the wall (and no wiring is required!) As before.

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In addition, the "Lutron Aurora" smart light bulb dimmer can be easily turned on / off, scene settings, dimming, etc. by simply mounting it on top of an existing switch. The app supports up to 50 "Hue" lights.

If you want to make your home smarter without having to buy a new light bulb or lighting fixture, you should consider a smart switch. In some cases, you may have to mess with the wiring, but it seems that you still don't have to give up on smart things like remote control with apps and voice commands, schedule settings, routines, scene settings, and automation.

Challenge to automate lighting with smart sensors!

It is a convenient function that turns on the lights automatically when people pass by and turns off the lights when there is nobody. It is also a point that you can easily set it by operating the application.

It works with smart lighting using the "motion sensor" sold by most smart light bulb manufacturers. Wirecutter recommends "Philips Wiz". If you don't mind raising your budget a little more, the "Philips Hue Motion Sensor", which can automatically adjust the light according to the time of day, is also excellent. This is useful, for example, because you can reduce the brightness when you wake up in the bathroom in the middle of the night, or maximize the brightness after 7 am.

If you have smart light bulbs from any manufacturer, it is convenient to link the sensor with smart speakers such as "Amazon Echo", "Apple HomePod Mini", and "Samsung SmartThings". You can set automation such as turning on the light when you open the door and turning it off when you close it. It is convenient to use for smart lighting installed in cupboards and wardrobes. Also, the setting to turn on the light when it senses the movement of a person and turn it off when no one is there is useful in the living room or kitchen. In addition, it is recommended to adjust the brightness and color of the lighting and set it according to the time zone. A Wirecutter study confirms that Philips Hue has a simpler setup than other manufacturers.

Lighting turns on automatically as soon as you get home!

It's definitely convenient if the lights turn on automatically when you come home and turn off automatically when you leave the house. It just shares the location information of the smartphone with the lighting system. No troublesome construction is required.

According to the Wirecutter survey, smart lighting systems such as "Lutron Caséta" and "Philips Hue" have a built-in function called "geofencing", which is turned off when going out and turned on when returning home based on the location information of the smartphone. I can. The setting method in the app is also easy, just select which lighting to react and when. It is convenient to set it in a specific room such as the living room, but it is safe to avoid places used for sleeping babies.

For homes with multiple lighting systems, smart home hubs such as Apple's HomeKit, Amazon's Alexa, Google Assistant, and Samsung's SmartThings can help keep it all together. Both are equipped with a geo-fencing function linked to lighting, and Apple's HomeKit allows you to make more detailed settings such as "This is for this person." For example, it's very smart because you can decide to turn it on when your child comes home and turn it off when you go out. © 2021 WIRECUTTER, INC. A NEW YORK TIMES COMPANY.

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