Philips Hue Bridge Wifi Only

It is the heart of your system managing all your smart led lights and storing your customized settings and giving you full control over your smart lights via the hue app.

Philips hue bridge wifi only. The hue bridge is an essential component to a personal philips hue smart lighting system. For a long time hue s bulbs only ran on zigbee a mesh network protocol that s reliable but. The philips hue bridge bridges zigbee 802 15 4 from compatible light bulbs to your wired ethernet network. Plug the provided ethernet cable into the bridge and the opposite end into an open ethernet slot on your router.

The hue bridge does not have built in wi fi. The only philips hue features that require internet are using hue away from home and geofencing home away. The hue bridge is the smart light hub for philips hue. United states english.

The philips hue system does not require an internet connection for all features. One thing i noticed is that the bridge needs to be connected to a router. I am really interested in buying some hue lightstrips and bridge for my apartment. Connect with philips hue.

But it also happens to contain a built in yet disabled 802 11n g wi fi radio. I am not able to connect to this router directly via ethernet cable. Philips hue has remained the top dog of smart lighting by opening up new avenues into its ecosystem. With a click of a button on the remote control make your wireless lights create the ambience you wish for.

Smart control with hue bridge control with your voice 249 99 add to cart. Smart home automation hub. It s easy to install and use. Learn how to set up your new friends of hue wireless light switch with the hue app.

Friends of hue switches are only compatible with the square shaped philips hue bridge 2 0. Once the four lights on the bridge light up it is ready to set up. The hue bridge connects to any available ethernet port on your wireless router using an ethernet cable. Philips hue light recipes are pre programmed for one touch convenience.

Download the hue app on your phone perhaps you can do it on the pc but it s definitely meant for the phone and that s where you d be most likely to do any controlling anyway and as long as you re on the wifi for the network the hub is on if you re using a wireless ap like me or bridge mode etc it will connect to either router regardless of which one has it s radios on it will automatically detect and set up the hub.