But it's hard to find the cause when your bulbs suddenly develop issues. What is Hue Pro Tasker? When I open Lumia Stream, I get an error message "Ran into an issue creating an entertainment group with message: Error: An error occurred while creating a group: Network error". The login page appears, and a username and password are required. Seeing as there are so many of you out there at the moment stating that you're having trouble connecting your Hue to your Bridge, we thought we would put together this little guide to help you out. To just be able to control your hue lights through the application, your hue bridge will need to be connected to a network, meaning the bridge will need to be plugged into a router and your device connected to the same wireless connection that router is broadcasting. You need more Hue bridges to support more Hue lights. You can use any Zeroconf/Bonjour discovery app for that. After a successful connection, your hue bridge middle light (the 2nd one) has solid lighting. There's a fallback discovery in place using the cloud but I'm not so sure if that survives both multiple bridges and different subnets. If it still does not come back, try moving the bridge to another ethernet port on your router and wait for about 5 minutes for everything to come back up. Connecting to your Bridge Manually by IP Address.
In this article, we'll cover all of the use cases for having multiple Philips Hue bridges, the limitations of adding more bridges to your network, and how well multiple Hue bridges work with Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit. If-this-then-that) type application where you can create "tasks". Though the 5GHz is a novel and useful option at times, most smart home devices still operate on the 2. As you may imagine, I'd rather not delete and reinstall the integration, 'cos I spent so much time in reorganising lights, renaming them, etc. The bridge is powered by the mains and connects to your network via an Ethernet wire and it is comparatively simple to set up. Wait for about 10 seconds before replugging. I'll do a quick test here to confirm. How can I copy presets (scenes) from the Philips Hue app or another app into Hue Pro? Once this is done, you'll be able to control the lights with both phones. Can I use a port other than 80 to connect remotely? You'll also need to make sure there are no restrictions on new devices connecting to the Wi-Fi network, and that your router's firewall is allowing traffic for your Bridge to function properly. At the beginning, it will start blinking but it must be fixed. Schedules are saved to the bridge and do not require a phone (or tablet) available to activate the schedule.
The cables you use might have faults. And I've several Hue switches too. Click Done and the process will complete. For a full list of Hue Pro Tasker's features, visit its Google Play Store page. If the app says that there are some lights "unreachable" it means that they are turned off. How do I control only certain bulbs with schedules? If the test results succeed, then it is working! But there is a way around this problem. The bulbs are from the ST driver not mine, but I'm glad you are happy.
Philips later added a new API that will save presets to the bridge AND remember the colors of the lights on the bridge. Try using Hue Sync with Alexa Spotify commands to turn your living room into an immersive club experience. Each bridge controls its own smart lights, rooms, and zones and acts largely independently of the other bridges. It's a good thing i haven't made that many routines that involved the lights yet… thanks again. Lastly, you want to place it high enough that it won't be in the way or become a tripping hazard. Before checking your IP address, ensure that your device isn't connected to a virtual private network (VPN). If your hue bridge frequently experiences connectivity issues, setting the IP address to static may be helpful. How to set up a second Hue Bridge on the Hue app.
Migration typically takes a few minutes and once the transfer is complete, the lights can be controlled as usual with the new bridge. From Your Routers Portal. With Bluetooth control, you're limited to only being able to operate your smart lights within Bluetooth range — about 30 feet or 10 meters.
HA only connects to the bridge locally, while the Hue app has a special remote connect feature where the connection to the bridge is relayed through the cloud. We have an active Google+ community. Other Hue apps, Alexa, Home) will be able use them. Network – 2nd Light solid means you are connected to your network, if it is flashing it is not making a connect or is plugged into the wrong device. Restart Your Wi-Fi Router. Interesting, everything for me is on the same (IoT) VLAN, HA could ping and see Hue, the only thing that got it working again was a reboot of the HA host... maybe a lower level HA OS networking bug? Tap Zigbee channel change. All the Hue bulbs will respond to the command. Also log into your router's settings and check the IP address that port 80 is forwarding to. Now the bulbs came with the first push.
Could it be that the user is deleted from the bridge so HA is no longer allowed to connect. Make sure an exception is added for Hue Pro Tasker. You can configure your router to listen on a different port externally and route it to port 80 internally. The first thing to check with a Bridge when it is acting up is whether or not it is having connectivity issues. The bridge is illuminated in several ways, each reflecting a different element. So, try to bring the lights close to the bridge and check if the bulbs light up. However, Lumia Stream does not find my device. HomeKit makes it very easy to add a second bridge. Lastly, you put in a button to activate your TV and backlights. Make sure your device doesn't have any VPN applications installed.
Do I need the internet connection to control my lights? For wireless devices, especially smart devices, the range is the most crucial factor — out of range, and your device won't work. It doesn't hurt though to check the mDNS info that is being broadcasted.