FIBARO Home Center HCL User manual

Installation manual
FIBARO Home Center HCL & HC2
Version 1.3
Last revision: 01-04-2019

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Prerequisities for this manual
•FIBARO Home Center Lite/2
•FIBARO ID Account
•Router with internet
•PC/Mac
•Smartphone (Android/iOS)
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Table of contents
1 Installation .............................................................................................................................................4
1.1 Installation Home Center................................................................................................................4
1.2 Installation of FIBARO Finder.........................................................................................................5
2 Getting started.......................................................................................................................................6
2.1 FIBARO system wizard...................................................................................................................6
2.2 Remote access by FIBARO ID.......................................................................................................7
2.2 Sharing access to the Home Center...............................................................................................8
2.3 Updating Home Center...................................................................................................................9
2.4 Interface........................................................................................................................................10
2.5 Configuration Home Center..........................................................................................................10
2.6 Z-Wave devices (adding/deleting)................................................................................................11
2.6.1 Z-Wave network.....................................................................................................................11
2.6.2 Adding device:........................................................................................................................11
2.6.3 Deleting device:......................................................................................................................12
2.7 Home Center settings...................................................................................................................13
2.7.1 Access control........................................................................................................................13
2.7.2 LAN-settings...........................................................................................................................13
2.7.3 Back-up..................................................................................................................................14
2.7.3 Recovery mode......................................................................................................................14
2.8 FIBARO Home Center App (iOS/Android) ...................................................................................15
Appendix A: Useful links.........................................................................................................................16
Appendix B: FAQ....................................................................................................................................17
Appendix C: Starting recovery HCL.......................................................................................................19
Appendix D: Starting recovery HC2.......................................................................................................20

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1 Installation
1.1 Installation Home Center
Install the Home Center as described in the printed manual.
Start Home Center by the POWER button on the back and wait approx. 2 minutes to boot.
When the Home Center is correctly installed and fully booted, three LEDs will light up. This means
POWER, NETWORK AND INTERNET (from right to left). like the picture below:
HC2 correct boot LEDs:
HCL correct boot LEDs:
In case the LEDs are not the same as the picture, please refer to Appendix B - Booting with only
two LEDs.
IMPORTANT: The installation may not be continued before having the correct three LEDs.

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1.2 Installation of FIBARO Finder
Open your Internet browser, go to FIBARO support website and download FIBARO Finder dedicated
for your platform:
•Windows https://www.fibaro.com/files/FibaroFinder.exe
•Mac OS X https://www.fibaro.com/files/FibaroFinder.dmg
Open the downloaded file and install FIBARO Finder on your computer.
Open FIBARO Finder and find your Home Center on the list. Choose Home Center marked with the
serial number you can find on a sticker placed on your Home Centers casing. If the list is empty or you
can’t find your Home Center on the list, click Refresh.
Select your Home Center from the list and click Connect.
IMPORTANT: When you press Connect it will open the Home Center interface with the default
browser. Some browsers may not function correctly. Our recommendation is to use Google Chrome
and a private window.
Log in using your login and password, which you can find on a sticker placed on the chassis of
your Home Center. To log in for the first time, use default credentials:
login: admin
password: admin

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2 Getting started
2.1 FIBARO system wizard
When you log in to the Home Center for the first time you will see FIBARO System Wizard.
IMPORTANT: In order to use all system functionalities, it’s required to complete the wizard.
To start configuring your system click Configure.
The system will ask you to change your local login details such as e-mail address and password. It is
recommended to do that for your smart home safety.
IMPORTANT: When you update the account, it will change the Super User login of your Home
Center. The Super User is the ONLY account with all administrator rights to configure the Home
Center. Please make sure that you store these credentials safely!
Enter your e-mail address and password. Make sure you entered active e-mail address. Check your e-
mail inbox and enter your 10-digits verification code. Then click Confirm.
If you didn’t receive your verification code click Resend.
The system will ask you if you want your devices to alarm you when something is happening. Enter a
pin code which will arm and disarm your devices. You may enable/disable the alarm panel later.
Enter the name of your home. Your configuration is completed.

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2.2 Remote access by FIBARO ID
FIBARO ID is a unique form of identification for FIBARO users which allows you to log in once to
access FIBARO cloud services. With FIBARO ID you may use Remote Access, voice assistant
integrations and other cloud services. For more information about FIBARO ID, please read:
https://manuals.fibaro.com/faq-id/
Adding Home Center to FIBARO ID
Go to the FIBARO ID website and click „Register your FIBARO ID account”.
- links: https://id.cloud.fibaro.com/ or https://home.fibaro.com/
Enter your e-mail address and password. Make sure you entered an active e-mail address!
IMPORTANT: the Super User credentials of the Home Center (paragraph 2.1) need to be the same as
FIBARO ID account!
Check your e-mail inbox and confirm your registration. Log in using your e-mail address and
password.
Click ADD NEW HOME CENTER.
You can find the serial number and the mac address on a sticker placed on your Home Center.
Your Home Center has been added. Click OK.
Now you can see your Home Center on HOME CENTER LIST. Click OPEN to log in to your Home
Center and access it remotely

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2.2 Sharing access to the Home Center
Optional –when other users need access to the Home Center and/or the FIBARO Home Center
app.
Only the Super User/FIBARO ID can manage accounts of the users of the Home Center. For instance
to grant/block access to the devices, scenes and system settings.
Log into Remote Access with your FIBARO ID.
Choose the Home Center which you want to add user to.
Click > next to the Open button.
Click Add user button.
Enter FIBARO ID of the user you want to give access to your Home Center.
Click Add.
Log in to your Home Center.
Go to the Configuration tab and go to the Access Control section.
Click Synchronize button.
Added user will get an e-mail with generated local password to your Home Center.

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2.3 Updating Home Center
After you installed and configured the Home Center it’s recommended to update the firmware to the
latest stable version. IMPORTANT: Do not update the Home Center without reading this.
1. Carefully read the displayed information and the changelog.
2. Always make a cloud and/or local backup yourself.
3. Do not turn off the Home Center while updating. This can damage the Home Center.
4. Please check if the software is a BETA or Stable version. We advise ONLY to install the latest
stable version.
5. In case you have no experience with updating the Home Center we strongly advise you to contact
a Certified FIBARO Installer.
Access the Home Center with FIBARO Finder and login
Go to the “Configuration” tab.
Scroll down the page.
Click on “Download update”
Install the update by following this Wizard.
Wait until the update procedure will be completed. This process may take some minutes. If it takes
longer than, refresh the browser page.

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2.4 Interface
Access the Home Center with FIBARO Finder and login
When you are logged in you’ll see the following interface:
The main screen (Your House) of FIBARO Home Center contains 8 panels:
1. Top bar –shows current status of devices
2. Command window –displays a list of actions performed by the main controller
3. Menu –the main navigation bar
4. Search tool –find the device
5. Filters –sidebar menu to see only a specified type of components
6. The House –sidebar menu to select the specified room or section
7. Main section –list of devices grouped into sections and rooms
8. Right sidebar –easy access to core functions of the system
IMPORTANT: about the Save button - It is required to press the save button when you change an i.e.
device parameter, create an scene or home center setting. Please note that changes you have made
may not be saved if you turned off browser notifications and go to a different page without saving.
2.5 Configuration Home Center
Section and rooms -To add section or a room go to the Rooms tab and click „Add new”. Then name
your section/room and click Add. You can see your new section or room on the left sidebar. Please
note that having a section is required to add a room.
Section: In this section, you can add levels of your house. For example ground floor and first floor.
Room: In this section, you can add rooms of your house. For example living room and kitchen.