jb media Light-Manager Air User manual

Light-Manager Air
Quickstart Guide

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Overview and scope of delivery
Thank you for choosing the Light-Manager Air. The Light-Manager is a multivendor-
capability wireless control center for your home automation. It offers highest flexibility
and can be controlled by any smartphone, tablet, PC, Logitech Harmony and Amazon
Alexa. The selection of supported hardware is extensive, not least because of the learn
function for RF- und IR-signals. Also the line-up gets enlarged regularly. For this purpose
the device integrates several modules as there are
 Radio transceiver at 433 MHz
 Radio transceiver at 868 MHz
 Infrared transceiver at 30-40 kHz
 Wi-Fi module
 High precision temperature sensor
Additionally the Light-Manager features an integrated webserver, which allows an autarkic
and flexible service even when Internet connection is not available. So you are not
dependent on a manufacturer cloud, which makes the Light-Manager very unique across
the market.
The package includes
 Light-Manager Air
 Antenna for 433 MHz (pre-installed)
 Antenna for 868 MHz (pre- installed)
 5V power adaptor with micro USB cable (approx. 1.5 m)
 Quickstart guide

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Wi-Fi compatibility
The Light-Manager Air uses the 802.11g standard (54 Mbit) with WPA2 encryption on the
channels 1-11. Please ensure that your access point is configured accordingly. The network
type can be set to any mode including g, for example 802.11 n+g.
Note: The encryption type must be set to WPA2. The outdated mixed mode WPA+WPA2
is not supported. This is especially important for FRITZ!Box routers which usually come
with mixed mode enabled by default.
Setup with WPS
A comfortable method to connect the Light-Manager to your Wi-Fi network is by using
WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup). This just requires a push of a button. Please connect the
Light-Manager to the AC adaptor included in delivery. Now activate WPS mode at your
router. Most devices offer a dedicated button for this purpose. In case of the FRITZ!Box
the Wi-Fi button has to be pressed for 5 seconds. Other models require the WPS mode to
be enabled in the configuration interface.
Now press the button of the Light-Manager briefly. The LED starts blinking in green. As
soon as the devices have found each other the LED changes its color to yellow. Connection
establishment can take up to two minutes. When this is done the LED stops blinking and
changes its color to dim blue to signal operational readiness. The Light-Manager is
successfully connected to your local Wi-Fi network. Further configuration is done within
airStudio, the configuration software. More about this further down.

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Setup with Wi-Fi connection
An alternative way to connect the Light-Manager to your Wi-Fi network is by accessing the
device directly through its own network. Right after power on the Light-Manager creates
its own Wi-Fi network called Light-Manager Air. You can connect to this network with your
smartphone, tablet or PC. There is no password required. Afterwards open a browser and
navigate to:
 192.168.100.115
The Wi-Fi configuration menu opens up. In the upper part there is a list of all networks
found by the Light-Manager automatically. If the desired network is not included you can
enter its name (SSID) manually.
Below the passphrase has to be
entered. After a click on the OK
button the Light-Manager starts
connecting to the selcted Wi-Fi
network. During this phase the LED is
blinking in green. When this is done
the LED stops blinking and changes
its color to dim blue to signal
operational readiness. Now the
Light-Manager is connected to your
Wi-Fi network.

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Possible errors during connection establishment
If the LED flashes in red during connection establishment then there is an error. The
number of times it flashes red gives information about the error source.
 1x Blinking: the network name (SSID) is wrong
 2x Blinking: the passphrase is wrong
 3x Blinking: the access point is set to mixed mode (WPA+WPA2)
 4x Blinking: the access point is set to WEP or Open
 Permanently orange: The originally configured network is not available anymore.
To delete the network credentials and to start over, set the device back to factory defaults.
Reset to factory defaults
To reset the Light-Manager to factory defaults please proceed as follows:
 Disconnect Light-Manager from power
 Keep button at the front of the Light-Manager pressed gently
 Connect AC adaptor
 Wait until the LED flashes red
 Release the button
Now the device has been reset and the Wi-Fi connection can be setup again if required.
airStudio

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The configuration of the Light-Manager is done with the software airStudio which can be
found in the download section of www.jbmedia.de. After the program has been installed
and started, it will find all Light-Manager devices available in the network. The
corresponding IP address will be displayed in the status bar.
Login credentials
To access the Light-Manager interface a username and password is required. These can be
configured in airStudio under Options -> Light-Manager setup -> Alexa and Cloud ->
jbmedia Cloud. We recommend to enter the credentials right now.
Transferring the configuration
When configuration has changed it has to be transferred to the Light-Manager. This is
done with the Transfer button in the upper part of the airStudio main window.
Finally the Light-Manager is ready for action. A click on the button Cloud login opens up
the web interface in the browser. As we have not yet configured any actuators nor scenes
there is not much to see.

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The web-interface
The web-interface is the control center for the Light-Manager. You can find it at
cloud.jbmedia.de. The login works with the
credentials assigned in the previous step. In the
headline you will find the configuration title as
well as the current indoor- and outdoor-
temperature, outdoor humidity as well as time
and date. Below there are several sections
which can be opened and closed by clicking. It
starts with scenes, followed by zones. Within
the zones all actuators are listed with according
control elements. In the lower part there is the
marker section. A click on the right part of the
headline opens up the chart view, which
presents the temperature and humidity data of
all sensors connected for the last 48 hours. The
current state of the web-interface is preserved
automatically and will be restored when it is
opened up again.
Under Android and iOS the web-interface can
be transformed to a web-app. This means that
you have an icon for the web-interface on the homescreen and that it opens up as a usual
app in full view. To perform this step just select add to homescreen from your browser’s
options.

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Access to the web-interface is not limited to
your home network. Instead it works from
everywhere with an internet connection. So
turn on your coffee machine from on the
way.
Amazon Alexa
The Light-Manager offers extensive support
for Amazon Alexa. This allows to control
your home automation system by voice
commands very comfortably. Also retrieving
temperatures is possible. To enable Alexa
support just enter your Amazon account e-
mail address in airStudio. This is done under
Options -> Light-Manager setup -> Alexa
and cloud -> Alexa. Now transfer the
configuration to the Light-Manager. Finally
install the Alexa skill jbmedia smarthome in the Alexa app. Speak the
magic works “Alexa, search for new devices” and
you are done. Alexa will find all actuators, scenes
and sensors configured in airStudio.

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Adding actuators
The most important step when configuring the Light-Manager is to add actuators. This is
done in the actuator administration, which can be opened by CTRL-A or with the button
[…] at the end of the Select actuator drop down list.
The actuator administration window lists all actuators which have been created. These are
divided into zones, while zone 1 is added automatically. Zones are made to group
actuators and can be thought of the rooms of your house.
Below the table there are tabs for all supported system. Some tabs are made for multiple
systems. For example the tab Trust does not only support Trust actuators, but also
Intertechno, Chacon and compatible types. On the right side of these tabs there is a (not
necessarily complete) list of the systems resp. brands supported.