GUIDE

A guide on how to control your smart lighting

It’s time to experience light in a new way by upgrading your home to a smart home system. Bluetooth bulbs that screw straight into the socket of a standard light makes getting started so easy.

The full range of smart home functions is accessible with a wireless bridge, like the Philips Hue Smart Hub. You can check when lights are off while you’re out and about, program light routines or even control the lighting with your voice.

Light Control With Philips Hue

In terms of light control, Philips Hue is the most well-known Smart home system. From 16 million colours and a wide range of white tones, including daylight white and warm white, lights create the perfect ambience for every occasion with the help of a Philips Hue bulb.

Philips Hue works with Bluetooth, but when a bridge is added, the system shows what it's really made of. By giving you remote control from anywhere in the world, you can pick your own lighting routines. This feature is all possible via voice control or with a click of an app.

Start in 1 minute for about €60

White & Color Ambiance E27 LED bulb

Trying one bulb with Bluetooth control is enough to give you a taste for smart home living. All you need to do is install the Hue app, connect the bulb and get ready for game-changing lighting control.

Complete range of functions for about 150 €

White & Color Ambiance E27 Starter Kit

You can enjoy the entire smart home world by connecting a bridge to your home WiFi network. The best part is that you can integrate up to 50 bulbs into the system.

Compatible With Philips Hue

Philips Hue might be the best-known brand for Smart lighting. But when combined with other brands, like Q Smart Home and Ink, the result is even more extraordinary. It is important to note that you can control these systems separately with or without a Hue bridge or other accessories.

Q-Smart-Home

Q lights can be adapted to suit the mood and situation by remote control. By integrating Q lights into a smart home system, such as Philips Hue, you can control this via an app using the ZigBee radio standard frequency.

Ink By Tint

These colour-changing bulbs and lights from Tint can change by remote control to brighten the kitchen, living room, home office or outdoor areas. You can control the colours via a smartphone app within the ZigBee system.

Our tip: start smart, expand smart with Innr for < €30

Innr bulbs are an easy way to take your first steps into turning your home into a smart home. All you need is a WiFi-enabled lamp, a smartphone app and an Innr bulb and you’re ready to go. Combined with the Philips Hue bridge, the possibilities are limitless and range from vintage lamps to modern outdoor lighting.

Light Control Systems Without Philips Hue and Bridge

WiZ

All WiZ products have a WLAN chip, so they connect directly to a router and their functions are accessible from anywhere.

EGLO Connect

Eglo Connect products communicate with each other in a mesh network and are controlled via Bluetooth.

Advantages Of Smart Lighting Control

Situational Light

We often use the same lamp for different activities, whether you're reading a magazine, playing a game, eating or relaxing. You can change the brightness and light colour of a Smart lamp without an external dimmer.

Prevent Burglaries

Burglars look for easy targets, so your home must not look empty. With smart lighting control, you can automatically set up several lighting scenarios, making it look like somebody is home — even if you’re spending two weeks in the south of France.

Programming Light Scenes

With just a tap of the finger, grouped lights can create an ambience for any occasion, whether for relaxing, working, doing housework or dreaming.

Voice Control

With smart home, you don’t have to lift a finger to transform the lighting mood. Voice control gives you command over every light in your home. You can achieve control without having to leave the comfort of the sofa.