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Adding Lights to Your Network

Video Tutorial: Watch the companion video V07: Adding Lights to Your Network for a visual walkthrough of these steps.

Overview

With your zone created, you can begin adding lights to your network. This article covers how to search for available lights, select the ones you want, add them to your zone, and verify successful connections.

Before You Begin

Ensure the following before adding lights:

  • [ ] Lights are powered on
  • [ ] You are in the correct zone (check zone name at top of Lights page)
  • [ ] No more than 100 factory-setting lights are powered simultaneously
  • [ ] Lights not in the current zone are powered off to prevent interference

Note: The total number of lights currently in your zone is displayed below the zone name on the Lights page.

Searching for Lights

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Lights page.
  2. Tap the + button in the upper left corner.
  3. The app checks your current zone status:
  4. If unnamed, you'll be prompted to name your zone
  5. If lights exist, you'll confirm adding to the current zone
  6. The app scans for all nearby lights in factory settings.
  7. Available lights appear in a list.

Filtering Options

Use filters to narrow down the list of available lights:

Filter Shows
Not Added Lights in factory settings (available to add)
Added Lights already in the current zone
Top20 20 lights with strongest signal (typically closest to you)
Top50 50 lights with strongest signal
All All detected lights

Tip: Use Top20 or Top50 when commissioning large spaces. This allows you to work through sections systematically, adding nearby lights before moving to the next area.

Identifying Lights

Before adding lights, you should identify which physical fixture corresponds to each listing.

To Identify a Light

  1. In the scan results list, tap a light's icon.
  2. The physical fixture will flash or turn on.
  3. Visually confirm which fixture responded.
  4. Repeat for each light you need to identify.

This flash-to-identify feature ensures you add the correct fixtures to your zone.

Selecting and Adding Lights

Selecting Lights

  1. After identifying the lights you want, tap the checkbox in the lower right corner of each light's icon.
  2. Selected lights show a checkmark.
  3. The selection count appears at the bottom of the screen.
  4. You can select multiple lights at once.

Adding Selected Lights

  1. With your lights selected, tap the Add button at the bottom of the screen.
  2. A confirmation dialog appears—tap Add to proceed.
  3. The app sends configuration data to each light (this takes a few seconds per light).
  4. Successfully added lights blink to confirm connection.
  5. If some lights fail to join, the app prompts you to retry.
  6. Tap Back to return to the Lights page.

Verifying Your Lights

After adding lights, verify all connections:

  1. On the Lights page, review the list of added lights.
  2. Tap each light's icon to turn it on and off.
  3. Confirm each physical fixture responds correctly.
  4. Check for any lights showing as Offline.

If a Light Shows Offline

  • Verify the fixture has power
  • Ensure the light is within range of other mesh devices
  • Try moving closer to the light and refreshing the list
  • Check for physical obstructions blocking wireless signals

Advanced Options

Disable BLE Signal

A button is available to disable the BLE signal on factory-setting sensors and controllers. This is useful when using RP1 or FL30 commissioning tools. Refer to RP1/QuickCommission documentation for details.

Refresh Button

Tap the refresh button to start or stop scanning for available lights. Use this if new lights don't appear in the list.

Troubleshooting

Issue Solution
Light not appearing in scan Verify power; refresh scan; move closer to fixture
Add fails repeatedly Reduce number of powered lights; check for interference
Light shows offline after adding Check power connection; verify mesh network range
Too many lights in list Use Top20/Top50 filter; power off distant lights
Commissioning performance is slow Ensure no more than 100 factory lights are powered

Capacity Limits

Item Limit
Online nodes per zone 100
Factory lights powered simultaneously 100 (recommended maximum)
Groups per light 20
Scenes per light 32

Quick Reference

Step Action
1. Access Lights page → Tap "+" button
2. Filter Select Not Added, Top20/50 as needed
3. Identify Tap icon to flash light
4. Select Tap checkbox on each desired light
5. Add Tap Add → Confirm → Wait for configuration
6. Verify Tap each light to confirm response

Based on Keilton+autani App User Guide v9.7