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Install the app, create an optional account, confirm your email and sign in.

Install the Home Ecosystems app, create an optional account, confirm your email address and sign in. Local controller setup and control are available without signing in. An account is used for account-linked features and services.

Before You Start

You need a Windows, iOS or Android device, an internet connection to download the app and register, and an email address whose inbox you can access. If you already have a Home Ecosystems account, use Log in rather than creating another account.

Install And Open The App

Download Home Ecosystems from the store for your device:

• Windows: Microsoft Store.
• iOS: Apple App Store.
• Android: Google Play.

Install the app and open Home Ecosystems. Use the official download links in the Getting Started guide at https://home-ecosystems.com/pages/getting-started.

Open The Account Page

Select Account in the app's navigation. The page explains that an account is optional for local control. Select Create to show the account creation form.

Enter Your Account Details

Complete each field:

• Display name: enter the name you want to use for your account.
• Email for the new account: enter an email address you can access. Check its spelling before submitting.
• Password: enter a password with at least eight characters.
• Confirm password: enter the same password again.

Select Create account. If the app identifies an incomplete or invalid field, correct it before submitting again.

Confirm Your Email Address

Open the confirmation email sent to the address you entered and follow its confirmation link. After confirming the address, return to the Home Ecosystems app.

Sign In

On the Account page, select Log in. Enter the email address and password for the account you created, then select Log in.

After your email is confirmed and you have successfully signed in, your account is ready for account-linked features. Controller onboarding and automation setup are separate tasks.

If You Need Help

No confirmation email: check your spam or junk folder and verify the email address you entered. If the message still does not arrive, contact Home Ecosystems support at support@home-ecosystems.com.

Passwords do not match: enter the same password in Password and Confirm password, using at least eight characters.

You cannot sign in: confirm your email address first and check the email and password you are using. If you have forgotten the password, use Reset password on the login form and follow the instructions provided.

You do not want to create an account: continue using local controller features without signing in. Account-linked services may require a confirmed account and sign-in.

Further help: https://home-ecosystems.com/pages/getting-started

Read the cloud service terms and check acceptance before controller cloud linking.

Purpose

Review acceptance of the cloud service terms before continuing with account-linked controller features.

Before You Start

Sign in to the intended Home Ecosystems account. Acceptance of cloud terms and controller cloud linking are separate steps. Local control remains independent of the cloud service terms.

Check The Terms

1. Open Account.
2. Scroll to Cloud service terms and expand the section.
3. Read the applicable terms before accepting them. If acceptance is required, follow the instructions presented by the app.
4. Check the acceptance status for the current published version.
5. Continue with controller cloud linking when the required account setup is ready.

Expected Result

The terms section should show acceptance for the applicable published version. That status does not by itself confirm that a particular controller is linked to the cloud.

Troubleshooting

No accepted status: confirm you are signed in to the intended account and review the available terms and acceptance instructions.

Already accepted: review the status rather than assuming you must repeat acceptance. The demonstration account already shows accepted terms.

Cloud feature still unavailable: review the controller's cloud-link and connection status and the account's available services separately.

Add the eight-channel Smart Controller, configure a lighting channel and create a timed automation.

Purpose

Add an eight-channel Smart Controller to the app, configure an internal lighting channel, and create a timed scene. Controller Mini and other models may show different channel options.

Before You Start

Have the Home Ecosystems app ready and the controller powered and nearby. Keep the device password you choose available for later access. If you intend to add home Wi-Fi, have the network name and password ready. Use an appropriate lighting device already connected to the intended output; this guide covers app configuration, not electrical installation.

Add The Controller

1. Open Home and start adding a controller. Wait for the Bluetooth scan to find the nearby device.
2. Select the intended controller and begin onboarding. Check the detected device type.
3. Enter a recognisable Controller name.
4. Enter a Device password and repeat it in Confirm device password. Keep this credential private.
5. If you want home network access, enter the Home Wi-Fi name and Home Wi-Fi password. Scan Wi-Fi can help identify the network. Remember this Wi-Fi for next time is optional.
6. Choose Finish setup. Keep the controller powered while configuration is sent and the app waits for it to become reachable.
7. Review the setup result. Return to Home, find the new controller, and check its connection status.

Home Wi-Fi is optional during onboarding. For direct local access without it, connect the phone or computer to the controller's own wireless network using its actual network details. The device password and controller Wi-Fi password are separate credentials. Review Controller security to protect the controller's wireless network.

Configure A Lighting Channel

1. Open the controller, then Configuration > Internal channels.
2. Choose the output you intend to use. For the first-channel example, give Channel 1 the name Light.
3. Set Type to Light and Mode to Auto.
4. For a compatible dimmable lighting setup, choose PWM. Review Output range and its permitted minimum and maximum. The example uses 0-100%; those values are not a universal setting for every installation.
5. Choose Save. Return to Overview > Channels and allow the app to refresh the channel state.

Create A Timed Scene

1. Open Automation and add a scene. Give it a useful name and choose the lighting scene type.
2. Select the configured lighting channel as the scene's actuator. Add other compatible channels only if they should follow the same behaviour.
3. Choose the Time automation mode for a scheduled lighting scene.
4. Set the desired output level and start/end times. Review ramp-up and ramp-down durations for gradual transitions.
5. Review any applicable safety limits, then choose Save.
6. Open Overview > Channels and review the channel's Auto state and output.

The demonstration uses approximately 70% output, a 09:00-21:00 time window, and 30-minute ramps. Treat these as examples, not recommended settings for all lights, plants, or animals. Select values appropriate to the ecosystem and connected equipment.

Manual Control And Expected Result

A configured channel should appear in the channel overview, and the saved scene should be available in Automation. A local connection does not by itself confirm cloud linking or complete security setup.

Changing a channel to manual control interrupts automation that depends on it. Read the warning identifying the affected channel. Review the return policy under Controller settings > Manual control override. Restore Auto when you finish testing and confirm the channel and scene state.

Troubleshooting

Controller not found: check that it is powered and nearby, and that the app can use Bluetooth for the scan.

Controller not reachable after setup: check the connection result and network details. Use the controller's own network for direct local access when appropriate.

Channel not yet visible: allow the app to refresh, confirm the channel configuration was saved, and check local connectivity.

Scene interrupted: check whether an actuator channel is in manual mode. Review its return-to-Auto policy and restore Auto when appropriate.

Review device access and controller Wi-Fi credentials, then reconnect after a password change.

Purpose

Review controller protection, set the appropriate credentials, and restore connectivity after a controller Wi-Fi password change.

Before You Start

The controller must already be onboarded and locally reachable. Keep its existing device-access and network credentials available. Identify devices that connect directly to the controller's own Wi-Fi before changing that network's password.

Understand The Two Credentials

The device password protects access to the controller. The Controller Wi-Fi password protects joining the controller's own wireless network. These are separate from your home router's Wi-Fi password and from your Home Ecosystems account password.

Review And Apply Security Settings

1. Open the controller's Configuration page and expand Configuration progress. Review the protection task and current status.
2. Open Controller security.
3. To set or change device access, enter New device password and Confirm new device password. The values must match. If an existing device password is already configured and you are keeping it, leave the replacement fields empty.
4. Enter the desired Controller Wi-Fi password when you intend to protect or change that network.
5. Use Show passwords only when it is appropriate to reveal credentials. Keep it off during screen sharing or recording.
6. Choose Save security settings.
7. Read the confirmation about changing the controller Wi-Fi password before proceeding. Continue only when you are ready to reconnect the affected app and devices.

Reconnect And Check

1. Allow the controller to become reachable after the change.
2. Reconnect the phone, computer, and any devices using the controller's own Wi-Fi with the updated network password. A device may need its network configuration entered again.
3. Reopen the controller in the app.
4. Open Controller settings or another status page and verify that the controller responds.

Expected Result

The security settings should reflect the changes you intentionally saved. Confirm both the protection status and a working local connection. A saved form alone does not prove that all connected devices have rejoined the network.

Troubleshooting

Controller did not answer in time: check power and that the phone or computer can reach the controller on the appropriate network. Reconnect using the updated Wi-Fi password, then reopen the controller and retry.

Directly connected device stops responding: update that device's controller-network credentials. It does not automatically learn the new password.

Uncertain which password changed: distinguish account sign-in, device access, controller Wi-Fi, and home Wi-Fi. Review the corresponding settings rather than changing all credentials at once.

Review manual override behaviour, network and remote permissions, cloud linking, backups and firmware checks.

Purpose

Review the controller's identity, manual return policy, network and remote permissions, cloud-link status, backup controls, and firmware-update availability.

Before You Start

The controller should be onboarded, secured as appropriate, and locally reachable. For account-linked cloud features, sign in to the intended account and review the applicable cloud service terms. Keep network credentials private. Available services depend on the controller, app, account, and connection status.

Review Local Settings

1. Open Configuration > Controller settings.
2. Expand Identity and review the controller name. Use a name that identifies the installation clearly.
3. Expand Manual control override. Set Return to Auto after to the desired policy for channels changed by hand. The interface marks 30 minutes as recommended. Until switched back manually requires you to restore Auto yourself.
4. Review Controller Wi-Fi, which is the controller's own network for onboarding, local recovery, and compatible direct connections.
5. Review Home Wi-Fi profiles separately. Check the enabled profile and the home-network details used for normal network access and internet-backed functions.
6. Review API security only when you intend to manage the local device token used by the app. Keep it distinct from Wi-Fi and account credentials.

Review Cloud And Remote Permissions

1. Expand Cloud & remote permissions.
2. Review Allow Wi-Fi network access before enabling or disabling connection to configured home networks. Consider the functions that require that connection.
3. Review Allow global time sync for internet-based clock synchronisation used by schedules and timestamps.
4. Review Allow remote monitoring for remote sensor and channel status.
5. Review Allow remote control for remote output requests. The interface requires remote monitoring to be enabled for remote control.

Enabling a permission does not, by itself, establish a cloud link or prove that a service is available to the account. Confirm the account services and actual controller status separately.

Request And Verify Cloud Linking

1. Expand Cloud link & local record.
2. Read Cloud status. If linking is needed, choose Link to cloud now.
3. Keep the controller connected while the request is processed.
4. Return to the status and verify that linking completes before relying on remote services. Not linked (claim pending) is a pending state, not confirmation of a completed link.
5. Use Save settings for the controller-setting changes you intend to keep.

Backup And Restore

Use Backup and restore to locate Export backup and Restore backup. Keep a local copy before major configuration or firmware changes. Reset options and the controls for forgetting a device are separate actions; they are not ordinary connection checks. Review the action and its effect before proceeding.

Check Firmware Availability

1. Return to Configuration and open Firmware update.
2. Review Installed firmware, Latest available update, and Saved update in this app.
3. Choose Check for updates when the required connection and linking status are ready.
4. If Update needs attention reports that the controller is not linked to the cloud, complete and verify linking before retrying the check.

Finding an update, saving it in the app, and installing it are separate stages. This guide covers the availability check; it does not provide a firmware installation procedure.

Expected Result And Troubleshooting

The intended settings should be saved, the controller should remain reachable, and the cloud-link status should accurately reflect whether account-linked services are ready.

Pending cloud link: keep the connection available, allow processing time, and recheck the status. Do not assume a button press proves completion.

Firmware check blocked by linking: verify the cloud link and retry when the status is ready.

Unexpected manual channel behaviour: review Return to Auto after and the channel's current Auto/manual state.

Connection problem: verify power, network reachability, and the correct credentials before changing unrelated settings or using reset controls.