Review:
IKEA TRÅDFRI - Wireless control outlet
Installation on the Philips HUE gateway:
We are now going to add the Ikea plug adapter to the Philips HUE Bridge. This shouldn't be a problem as it supports the Zigbee protocol. First we log in to the Philips HUE APP and go to my lamps. We then put the plug in the socket and push a small pin into the hole at the bottom and hold it for 10 seconds. Then release it and you will hear a click and the LED will flash slightly. Then press the button "add light" in the APP.
Unfortunately nothing happened and the adapter was not found. Even if I put the gateway and the plug together.
After some google work I came across the following fix:
1) Make sure the plug is powered and very close to the HUE Bridge. Preferably on each other.
2) Reset the plug by pushing a pin into the hole and holding it for 10 seconds. When you release it you will hear a click and the LED will flash.
3) Then install the HUE Essentials APP and make sure it is connected to the bridge (this is explained in the APP).
4) Then go to the devices section and press the plus sign and then plug
5) Then press the button "touchlink" and then on search light
6) After a few seconds, the plug will appear and you will see it in the HUE APP.
After a few tries and switching the bridge on and off, the above procedure will work. Tip from us ... be patient.
I can now switch it on and off via the Philips HUE gateway and this works flawlessly.
Installation screens (HUE Essentials):
After adding via HUE Essentials I can also use the intermediate plug in the HUE APP:
Configuration:
Example scene:
The HUE APP has a possibility to see if you are at home or not. I want to use this functionality. I have an amplifier which cannot be turned off. This always remains in standby, which consumes about 25W. This is of course a shame.
The first step is to enable "Location aware". If you create a home and away routine, this will be automatically prompted. Then I say that when I'm gone the plug should be turned off. And then we make 1 more which turns the plug back on.
Conclusion:
As you can read above, the installation is a bit tricky and requires some patience but once you have installed it, it works fine. The range also seems fine.
