Hello World! Welcome Friends! Smart homes are popular nowadays since many people are more tech-savvy and aware of the environmental impacts of traditional systems. A vital aspect of smart home systems is lighting. It’s crucial to make your home’s lighting reliable, intuitive, and efficient for convenient, comfortable, and smart living.
What Is Smart Lighting?
A smart lighting system is an advanced technology that lights your home using smart light-emitting diode (LED) bulbs. These lights are software-enabled, allowing devices to discover and control them remotely using an appropriate smart lighting device.
If you find it interesting to try in your home, below are three helpful tips for installing a smart lighting system.
1. Determine Your Lighting Needs and Budget
A reliable smart lighting system entails determining your lighting needs and budget. You might need to illuminate many corners and areas of your home, including outdoors, especially if you have a large property. However, using ordinary bulbs can cause high energy bills.
Instead of high-energy-consuming incandescent bulbs, you might consider smart LED bulbs. LED lights are suitable for any room. Choose from different types of LED bulbs and fixtures depending on the style, ambiance, or theme you want for your home. You might think that upgrading your traditional lighting system to a smart one is expensive. On the contrary, there are smart lights that homeowners can DIY and which are affordable.
Such a smart lighting system consists of LED lights that many manufacturers sell as smart home do-it-yourself (DIY) kits. This type of light is super-efficient and has a long lifespan. A smart lighting kit usually includes a color touchscreen device and smart lights, which are easy and affordable to install to attain a smart lighting system.
2. Install Smart Lighting Based On Your Research
You can apply the lessons from credible online resources, such as expert tutorial videos or how-to articles, to set up your smart lighting system. Follow the manufacturer’s instructions for specific brands of smart bulbs.
Here are the general steps when setting up a smart lighting system:
- Remove Old Bulbs
Remove old bulbs first by turning off all the power. Allow about an hour to cool the bulbs off, especially halogen and incandescent bulbs, which can get hot and cause burn injuries.
- Replace With New Smart Bulbs
Remove the new smart lights from the packaging and install them. Place the smart bulb base into the fixture. Turn it clockwise or to the right until it feels snug or clicks into place.
- Connect to a Mesh Network or WiFi
Connect your smart lighting to a mesh network, controllable by a hub connected to a WiFi router that makes up smart home technology. This step helps you control the smart bulb network and to light from your phone, smart speaker, tablet, or any internet-capable device.
You can connect some light bulbs directly to a WiFi router. Read the package instructions to ensure all the pieces are complete to make your lights smart. In addition, Bluetooth connection is also possible up to a maximum of 10 bulbs at a 10-meter range.
- Connect All Smart Bulbs
Once you’ve installed all the light bulbs in fixtures, you’re now ready to connect them using a smart lighting app. You can check the appropriate app in the product listing or package instructions.
Create an account once you have downloaded the app on your device and add the smart bulbs to your account under ‘add a new device.’ Follow the app’s prompts or command your smart speaker to discover your smart light bulbs.
3. Consult a Smart Lighting Professional
A smart lighting expert can help set up your home’s lighting system to be as efficient as possible. In that way, you can manage lighting at your fingertips.
A smart lighting professional is highly knowledgeable and trained in lighting electrical systems and tech lighting solutions, such as connecting basic lighting to apps and integrating lighting systems into home security, smart devices, health monitoring devices, etc.
You can search for a smart lighting expert online or visit a physical store that sells branded smart lights. Many smart lighting professionals are affiliated with smart bulb brands, offering free or paid installation. You can get the contact number of a smart bulb manufacturer and inquire via phone if they have a partner smart lighting installer in your local area.
Conclusion
Setting up a smart lighting system starts with assessing your lighting needs and choosing the right lighting fixtures for your home. You can use DIY smart lighting kits or hire a professional to set up yours for a more polished installation. But if you choose to do it yourself, make sure to follow the smart bulb installation steps carefully and wear protective gear to ensure safety.
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Toodles,
Thanks for the tips, I am currently renovating my home, and lighting is one of the changes. I was planning to use general LEDs, but after reading this article, I changed my mind. I want to install the smart lighting with a dashboard. Would it be very costly?