Belkin Wemo F7C030 User instructions

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SettinguptheWemo®WiFiSmart
LightSwitch,F7C030
SettinguptheWemo®WiFiSmartLightSwitch,F7C030requirestwoprocedures:
i.InstallationoftheWemoLightSwitchtotheelectricalline
ii.WemoAppandWemoLightSwitchSetup
InstallationoftheWemoLightSwitchtotheelectricalline
Ifyou’refamiliarandcomfortablewithbasicelectricalwork,itonlytakesafewminutesto
setupyourWemoLightSwitch.Otherwise,donottryanddoityourself,pleasecalla
professionalelectrician.
ElectricalInstallationRequirements
ANeutralwire(requiresallthreeACelectricalconnectionsatthewallswitch)
Asinglepolelightswitch(notcompatiblewithlightscontrolledbymorethanone
switch)

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Thelightswitchboxmustbe2inchesdeep
IMPORTANT:TheWemoLightSwitchisnotdesignedtoworkwithmetalfaceplates
becausetheyinterferewiththeWiFisignal.Itisrecommendedtousethelight
switchforresidentialanddryindoorlocationsonly.
Oncetheseelectricalrequirementsarecomplete,proceedwiththeelectricalinstallation
instructionsbelow.
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Step1:ShutOFFthepoweratthecircuitbreakerfortheswitchyouare
replacing.YoumayneedtoshutOFFmorethanonecircuit
breaker/switchtomakesuretheswitchyou'reworkingonispoweredOFF.
IMPORTANT:USEANONCONTACTVOLTAGEDETECTORORFLIP
YOURLIGHTSWITCHAFEWTIMESTOMAKESURETHATTHE
POWERISOFF.
Step2:Unscrewanddisconnectthewiresfromtheoldswitchusinga
screwdriver.
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Step3:IdentifythewiresonyourWemoLightSwitch.
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Switch(Live/Load)wiresOnthislightswitch,theSwitchwires
arethetwoblackwires.Everylightswitchwillhavebothofthese
wires.Buttheycouldbeeitherredorblackincolor.
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NeutralwireTheWemoLightSwitchrequiresthiswire,butisn't
alwayspresentinyourelectricalwiringathome.Ifpresent,the
neutralwireisnormallyfoundwithinthewallboxwithawirenuton
topofit.

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GroundwireIfpresent,itshouldbepluggedintothetopofthe
lightswitchhere.It'snormallygreenorcopperincolor.Don't
worryifyoucan'tfindthegroundwire,WemoLightSwitchdoesn't
requireone.
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WARNING!THEFOLLOWINGWIRINGSCENARIOSMAYBE
DANGEROUSORILLEGAL.
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NOTE:Formoredetails,seeWiringyourWemo®WiFiSmartLight
Switch,F7C030
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Step4:InstalltheWemoLightSwitch.Connecteachofthetwoblack
wiresfromtheWemoLightSwitchtotheavailableSwitch(Live/Load)
wires.Incaseyoufoundmorethanonewire,justplacethemintothewire
nut.
NOTE:Thewirenutisthecaplikeobjectconnectingthewires.
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Step5:IfyouhaveaGroundwire(optional),disconnectitfromtheold
switchandconnectittothegreenwireontheWemoLightSwitch.
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Step6:UnscrewthewirenutthatisholdingtogethertheexistingNeutral
wires.ConnectthewhitewirefromtheWemoLightSwitchtotheoutlet's
exposedNeutralwires.Securelyscrewthemtogetherinsidethewirenut.
IMPORTANT:Wrapelectricaltapearoundthewirenutstomakesurethe
copperconductorisfullyconcealed.
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Step7:ScrewintheWemoLightSwitchandattachthefaceplate.Push
allthewiresbackintothewallboxandtrytoallowasmuchspaceforthe
switchaspossible.AlignthetwoscrewterminalsandscrewintheWemo
LightSwitch.Attachthefaceplate.
NOTE:Belkindiscouragesusingmetalfaceplatesastheymayinterfere
withyourWiFisignal.
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Step8:TurnthepowerbackONatyourcircuitbreaker.
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QUICKTIP:ToverifythattheWemoLightSwitchhasbeensuccessfully
installedtoyourelectricalline,manuallyswitchitON.
YouhavenowinstalledtheWemoLightSwitchtoyourelectricalline.
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WemoAppandWemoLightSwitchSetup
BeforesettinguptheWemoLightSwitchwiththeWemoApp,makesureyouhavethe
following:
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AWemoLightSwitchthatisalreadyinstalledtoyourelectricallineandis
functioning.
ActiveWiFiandinternetconnection.
TheWiFiname(SSID)andpasswordofyourrouter.Toknowhowtogetthem,
clickhere.
AniOs9.0deviceorhigher;oranAndroid™4.4deviceorhigher.
Oncetheserequirementsarecomplete,proceedwiththeinstructionsbelow.
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Step1:DownloadandinstalltheWemoApponyourmobiledevicefrom
theAppStore®ifyouareusinganiOSdeviceorfromtheGooglePlay™
StoreifyouareusinganAndroid™device.
Step2:EnabletheWiFifeatureofyourmobiledeviceandmakesureit
isconnectedtoyourWiFi.Thisisrequiredtoensurenoerroris
encountereduponinstallation.
NOTE:Ifyouhaveadualbandrouter,Wemocanonlyconnecttoyour
2.4GHzband.
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Step3:OnceconnectedtoWiFi,lookfortheWiFiNameoftheWemo
LightSwitchwhichwillbeWeMo.Light.xxxandtapittoconnectyour
device.
NOTE:IfyouhavemultipleWemodevices,connecttotheonewiththe
sameWemoIDatthebackofthedevice.TheWemoIDistheword
WeMo,followedbyWemomodel,andthenthreealphanumeric
characters.

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QUICKTIP:IftheWemoLightSwitchdoesnotshowupintheWiFi
search,youcantrysettingupwithyourmobiledeviceneartheWemo
LightSwitch.Alternatively,youcanpresstheResetbuttononthe
faceplateofthelightswitch.Forstepbystepresetinstructions,clickhere.
Step4:OnceconnectedtotheWemoLightSwitch,launchtheWemo
App.Then,ontheLet'sgetstarted!screen,tapNext.

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Step5:EnteryouremailaddressthentapNext.
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Step6:SelectyourWiFiandenteryourpassword.
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WaitwhiletheWemoAppconnectstoyourWiFi.

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QUICKTIP:IftheWemoencountersdifficultyconnectingtotheWiFi,try
refreshingyourmobiledevice’sWiFiandtryconnectingagain.Formore
troubleshootinginstructions,clickhere.
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TheRemoteAccessEnabledmessagewillthenpopup.Bydefault,this
featureisenabled.
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Step7:WhentheWemoLightSwitchsetupiscomplete,theWemoApp
willlookfordevices.IfyouhavemultipleWemodevices,theWemoApp
willdisplayallthese.YoushouldseetheWemoLightSwitchonthelist.
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QUICKTIP:YoucancustomizetheName,DevicePicture,andReset
OptionsofyourWemoLightSwitchbytappingthepenciliconandthen
selectingtheWemoLightSwitch.

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YoushouldnowhavesuccessfullyinstalledtheWemoLightSwitchwiththeWemoApp.
WiththeWemoApp,youcancreatedifferentrulesforyourWemoLightSwitch.Tolearn
how,clickhere.
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