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Adding and Removing Lights in Groups

Video Tutorial: Watch the companion video V22: Adding and Removing Lights in Groups for a visual walkthrough.

Overview

As your installation evolves, you'll need to adjust group membership—adding new lights or removing ones that no longer belong. This article explains how to view, add, and remove lights from groups.

Viewing Group Membership

From the Groups Page

  1. Navigate to the Groups page.
  2. The number of member lights is displayed below each group name.
  3. Tap on a group to see more details.
  4. Tap the arrow to expand and see member lights, or tap Members to access the membership editor.

Adding Lights to a Group

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Groups page.
  2. Tap on the group you want to modify.
  3. Tap the Members button.
  4. The selection screen shows all lights in your zone.
  5. Lights already in the group have checkmarks.
  6. Tap the checkbox on any light you want to add to the group.
  7. Use filters to find lights easily:
  8. All: Every light in the zone
  9. Member: Lights already in this group
  10. Ungrouped: Lights not in any group
  11. Tap Save when finished.

The new lights are now part of the group.

Removing Lights from a Group

Step-by-Step Instructions

  1. Navigate to the Groups page.
  2. Tap on the group you want to modify.
  3. Tap the Members button.
  4. Find the lights you want to remove.
  5. Tap the checkbox to deselect them (checkmark disappears).
  6. Tap Save to confirm.

The lights are removed from the group. They will flash slowly three times to confirm the update was received.

Note: Removed lights remain in your zone—they're just no longer part of this group.

Filter Options

Filter Shows
All Every light in the zone
Member Lights currently in this group
Ungrouped Lights not assigned to any group

The Ungrouped filter is particularly helpful when adding new fixtures to your installation.

After Changing Membership

When you add or remove lights from a group, you should also update related configurations:

Configuration Why Update
Scenes New members need scene settings pushed to them
Schedules New members need schedule triggers
Switches Switch bindings may need updating
Area sensors Sensor associations may need updating
Linkage settings New members need linkage configuration

Tip: After adding lights to a group, save the group's scenes and switch configurations again to ensure new members receive all settings.

Multiple Group Membership

A single light can belong to up to 20 groups simultaneously.

Benefits of Multiple Membership

  • Enables advanced linkage scenarios
  • Allows overlapping control zones
  • Supports lights at boundaries between areas

Limitations

  • Adding to a 21st group removes the light from its first group
  • Can create complexity—use thoughtfully
  • May cause confusion if overused

Flash Indications

Action Light Behavior
Added to group Slow flash 3 times
Removed from group Slow flash 3 times

If you don't see the flash, the light may not have received the update. Try again or verify the light is online.

Quick Reference

Action Steps
View Members Tap group → Expand or tap Members
Add Lights Tap group → Members → Select → Save
Remove Lights Tap group → Members → Deselect → Save

Based on Keilton+autani App User Guide v9.7