Smart lighting guide 2024 – The setup and benefits

Smart lighting is one easy way to start building a smart home. As it can super change your atmosphere. It offers security and comfort just by operating on your smartphone.

Do you know that you can control your lighting from your comfort zone?

Yes, you can. Your smartphone or a remote makes this possible. For instance, all those times you hated getting out of bed to switch off the lights at home.

We all know how Nepa’s situation can be frustrating. Some smart lights can replace your torchlight. And stay on for about 3 to 5 hours before electricity is restored.

It is a safe option for you. You dont have to fear tripping off while looking for a torchlight in darkness. It can come in handy on the day your generator decides to act up.

With smart lighting, you can now say bye to energy-sucking incandescent bulbs. A smart bulb saves energy compared to your normal bulb.

One recent analysis states that the global smart lighting marketing value is expected to reach a value of USD37,41 billion by 2026. These new possibilities for unique and energy-efficient home lighting schemes will continue to hit the market.

Onward, what is smart lighting?

What is smart lighting?

A smart light is a technical device that can be controlled from anywhere – With an Internet connection using mobile devices.

The internet connection aids the control of the lighting of your home. Without having to go the extra mile to switch it on and off.

Components of a smart light are interconnected through the Internet allowing you to control your smart light anytime and anywhere. Smart lighting is an innovation intended for vitality effectiveness.

Smartlight has a wide range of features that would make life easy such as many color choices, voice control, and brightness control.

You can create colorful scenes in your apartment by connecting to your TV and displaying the mood of the movie’s color(That action movie moment).

You can also connect to your sound system to show that lighting buzz. For example, when you pause a movie, the light can rise by 20% and go back down when you press play again.

Some smart light comes with a central lighting processor that can turn lights on at certain times of the day and in relation to sunrise and sunset. It is an affordable way to illuminate your home.

Making your current home smarter and more affordable is easier today than you think. Thanks to a wide range of Internet-connected plugs and switches.

They let you control the power supply of almost anything in your home via your smartphone or a smart speaker assistant.

What is the benefit of smart lighting?

Smart lighting has made life easier. Its impact on everyday life cannot be underestimated. It has proved to give comfort, save cost and lighten up moods. Such benefit gained from using smart light includes-

Smart light is super convenient

I wish you could hear my voice right now to understand the deep convenience impact of smart light(satisfactory).

It saves you the trouble of having to switch off the light physically. We’ve all been caught in that.

That one time you forgot to switch the other room light. And feet tired or lazy to do that – with smart light, this burden is over forever

Smart lighting gives you the opportunity to control your lighting from anywhere, either from work or the next city or even from another country.

With access to your phone or internet, you decide what happens with your light without being available.

Well, let’s say you are snarled up on your bed or coming home from work -You can light up your corridors by pressing your phone.

You can schedule your light to go on and off automatically.  Or control it towards sunset when everywhere is dark and sunrise when you are awake(the view).   Voice activation or a mobile personal assistant can make you switch and control your bulb as you wish.

Cost-effective

Unlike the traditional bulbs, smart light saves 40% of its energy, thus reducing your cost of electricity bill every month. Who doesn’t like that? I bet you do.

With your smart light being scheduled to go on and off. It reduces energy and saves you cost. Smart lighting also lasts longer than traditional lighting. Led light consumes 80% less energy than traditional bulbs and can last up to 25 times longer.

Some other smart light options can detect light or the presence of people and movement in a given space. Thus wasted energy is reduced.

A mood lighter

With smart lighting, you can dim or control your light to fit whatever mood you are in. Are you planning to read?  then dim it how you want it. Do you work from home? then control the light according to your feeling.

Do you have a party coming up?  then smart lighting is a way for you to shine through and entertain your guest.

Best of all is that you can use smart lighting to enhance your home interior decor and give your home that beautiful feel and look. It has millions of colors for every mood. There are also color options for sleeping.

Security

The power to schedule your light to go on and off as you want can keep thieves away from your home whenever you are away. When you Schedule your light to go on and off at a particular time. It appears in such a way that you are always at home. This can save you from burglars or external danger.

Are you leaving town for the weekend? Then dont worry because with smart lighting your home is safe.

Improve my health

Smart lighting can help with goodnight’s sleep. For example- program your smart lights to create red or orange lights after sundown. This helps you prepare for sleep.

Smart lighting can also help you accomplish some tasks without straining your eyes(your sight is safe).

How does smart lighting work?

How smart light works can be a mystery to some, as this light pops up in your home and make your life easier.

Do you know how this works? Read on.

Smart light bulbs contain LEDs that only need 10% electricity to generate light, unlike traditional incandescent bulbs that waste a lot of power on heat emission.

You can find smart light bulbs in either a full spectrum of colors or your traditional dimmable white with the flexibility to go between warm and cool tones.

It often operates in groups of three which are red, green, and white. Whenever these three are encapsulated under one light, they can dim independently and mix to produce any colour you so desire.

Smart light works with the aid of a smartphone, home automation system, or tablet. It uses wireless communication. For example, Bluetooth wifi, and then connect to an app on your phone.

The wireless technology built in the light bulb itself sends messages between your device and the bulb, resulting in the bulb turning on and off, changing colors, dimming, or brightening.

Smart light bulbs are a perfect step to transition your home to a smart  home when taking your first step

How do I set up a  smart light bulb?

Now, you’ve decided to get a smart bulb to make your life easier.  For example, switching your light while lying down. Now, the question is how do you set up your smart light bulb? The steps include –

• Go to your play app store or IOS
• install and launch the free Smart Life app on your android or IOS device.
• Create an account and finish setting it up(input your details)
•  After logging in, tap the + (plus) sign at the top-right corner to add a new smart device to your app.
• A question will pop up asking you which option you want to select, Click on lighting in the left sidebar and choose your smart bulb from the right-hand side panel.
• Select your Wi-Fi connection, and enter its password. Then tap Next.
• Plugin  your smart bulb into a power socket and switch on the socket switch
• Switch off your bulb after a few seconds. Afterward, turn it on again after a few seconds. Carry this out three times and your bulb will be ready to be paired
• At this point, your bulb starts blinking rapidly, confirm the indicator rapidly blink in the app and tap next in the app.
• Once your bulb is added to the app, insert a name for your bulb and click  Save.

There you have it, a first step to having a smart home.

Although, I want you to know that each smart light product has detailed instructions on how to install and maintain the product.

Can I convert traditional light to smart light?

I get it. Maybe you are working on a budget or feel overwhelmed with changing your bulbs. Don’t worry, there is an option for you.

You can easily transform your traditional bulb into a smart light bulb and I will be showing you how you can do that.

Among the most popular option is changing your switch from the traditional switch to the smart switch.

How do I use a smart switch?

For smart switches, you will need an electrician if you aren’t familiar with your home wiring. First, your light features need to be organized by group, for example, your living room light, kitchen light, and bedroom light should be connected to the switch.

This manual switch shall require wirework, best to get an electrician to do this for you.

• First, switch off electricity from the voltage meter(avoid electrocution).
• Figure out the type of switch you need. For instance, if your traditional bulb has 1 switch, buy a single gang smart switch.
• Unscrew the switch you want to replace and pull it off gently.
• 90% of smart switches require a neutral wire, find out if your wire is.
• Connect the wire in the wall to the smart switch wire
• Screw and tighten it.
• Go back to switch on your voltage meter and switch on your smart switch.
• If it doesn’t switch on, then there is a problem with the wiring connection.
• If it comes on, the next step up is to set up your app.
• Download the smart light app and connect to your wifi.
• After this, give a preferred name to your switch and connect it with Alexa or Google home to use the Google voice feature.

With this, you can control your lighting from your smartphone. If you prefer an old-school tech, you can control  these switches manually from the wall.

There are also smart switches that will magnetically attach to the existing switch and the accompanying smart app via Bluetooth. While some switches require manual installation.

Another way to do this is to replace traditional bulbs with smart bulbs.

How to replace traditional bulb with a smart bulb

To avoid fumbling with wires, you can  choose to change your regular bulbs to smart bulbs. The same way you change old or burnt bulbs is exactly how you will do this. Just screw in the smart bulb in place of the traditional bulb.

This new bulb requires technology to show you its super-smart power. You can launch some of this through an app on your phone. Others need a hub that can connect them to your home network.

Smart light for offices

Smart light in your office allows you to save up to 90%, unlike traditional bulbs- thus reducing the cost of running the office.

The light turns off automatically either by time or schedule. Smart lights can adapt to any type of office including hotels, home offices, or hospitals, and fit the need of each client.

You will  be in better control of your lighting. Smart light can increase the interior decor of your office. Thus adding beautiful light tones to the office wall or surface.

Whenever there is a light anomaly, smart light has the ability to create a visual alarm from the outside blinking. You can schedule your light to go on and off to show that there is always someone in the office.

After all is being said

Smart light installation is a great way to start that smart home you so desire. The benefits are many from convenience to security and more.

Switching these days is quite easier with just some changes in your bulb or switch. It is a safer option for work-from-home geeks or 9 to 5 offices. Either way.

Choosing a good smart light product is important. With years of experience in helping customers get quality devices. Rhebuch can  deliver good smart light products to your doorstep.