Wed Aug 16, 2017 5:26 pm
#1553017
As we have an Amazon Echo , I thought it would be nice to have a switch(s) to control lights or fans or pond pump etc.
So it was with great excitment the package turned up today and I wired it in to a simple fan.
However - for the life of me I cannot see how you tell the "Smart Switch" your Wi-Fi credentials (SysID, PW etc) so that Alexa can actuall "see" this new smart device and be able to control it.
Even with a generic App loaded on my Android it goes round and round in circles looking for devices, and I am thinking the App wont find the smart switch until said smartswitch is able to connect to my network.
It seems a bit chicken and egg to me - I wondered if anyone else has had any problems trying to use one of these so called smart switches with either a phone app or via Alexa.
TIA
John
So it was with great excitment the package turned up today and I wired it in to a simple fan.
However - for the life of me I cannot see how you tell the "Smart Switch" your Wi-Fi credentials (SysID, PW etc) so that Alexa can actuall "see" this new smart device and be able to control it.
Even with a generic App loaded on my Android it goes round and round in circles looking for devices, and I am thinking the App wont find the smart switch until said smartswitch is able to connect to my network.
It seems a bit chicken and egg to me - I wondered if anyone else has had any problems trying to use one of these so called smart switches with either a phone app or via Alexa.
TIA
John
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