Hue Bridge Wifi Only

The hue bridge does not have built in wi fi.

Hue bridge wifi only. The hue bridge is the hub the control panel the heart of the hue echo system. Hold your phone up to it so that it appears on camera. Download the hue app on your phone perhaps you can do it on the pc but it s definitely meant for the phone and that s where you d be most likely to do any controlling anyway and as long as you re on the wifi for the network the hub is on if you re using a wireless ap like me or bridge mode etc it will connect to either router regardless. The bridge uses zigbee to talk to your lights and also stores and sets your animations timers and settings.

If you do not have a wireless router then something like the tp link n300 wireless wi fi router would be ideal. The only way to connect devices to the router is to provide the building management company with the mac addresses of the wireless devices so we can connect to the router wirelessly. Part 2 of 6. Does the hue bridge have to be hardwired to the router or can i connect to it wirelessly.

Your phone will scan the code automatically. How to set. The code is on the inside of the box and on the bottom of the bridge. The bridge is the device that talks to your bulbs tells them what to do when to turn on colors to be and what to do.

The hue bridge will sometimes only be able to connect through one of these multiple networks. If you enjoyed this video make sure to leave a like and subscribe for more content like this turn. An unboxing of the philips hue bridge set up. But it also happens to contain a built in yet disabled 802 11n g wi fi radio.

Installing the philips hue app. The philips hue bridge bridges zigbee 802 15 4 from compatible light bulbs to your wired ethernet network. Scan the code on the bridge iphone only.