How to Install a Smart Light Switch | TP-Link HS200 Smart Wi-Fi Light Switch Review and Setup | DIY

wouldn't it be nice to turn off the light without getting out of bed after you're all tucked in for the night alexa turn up master bedroom light the smart switches are not only cool and fun but also very useful they're easy to install let me show you how today hi this is david of tech for baba a channel i share my experiences on how technology enhances my time with kids and family as a dad if this is your first time here welcome please consider subscribing [Music] not only can these smart switches be operated with a voice assistant like alexa or google assistant they can be monitored and operated anywhere by a smartphone with a home network or remotely with an internet connection it could also be scheduled to turn on and off at certain times or by certain events like the sunrise or the sunset today i'll be installing the tp-link hs200 smart switch i found these tp-link switches reliable and not as expensive as many others they look nice too the package comes simply with just the front plate the switch and the four wire nuts for the four wire connections i need to make the switch has a nice sleek look with a satisfying on and off click there are two lights on the face of the switch one is a little dim circle light that comes on when the light is off so i can easily find the switch when the room is dark that's a nice touch the other light is a wi-fi indicator used when connecting the switch to the wi-fi network in the back there are four wires to connect two black live wires a white natural wire and a green ground wire most smart switches need a natural wire to work properly us houses built after the mid 1980s usually do one thing to note is these smart switches all have a big back compared to the traditional switches it's not an issue since it should still fit in most wiring boxes just need to push the wires in tighter when installing okay enough talking let's get it installed and set up be sure to turn off the power then just remove the plate every switch is a little different so we'll see what we get here double check with the voltage detector to make sure there is no power going into the switch all right see what we got here here you can see that there are the two live wires in black and a white natural wire and the ground wire it's in copper okay the idea is that the switch either connects these two live wires to make the loop or disconnect it and turn the light off okay so we just remove these two they are clamped in so what you do is you poke a little hole here right above it the wires and the wires should come off okay it's one and here's the other so on the smart switch you can see that they're the two light black wires the white natural wire and then the green for ground they're actually nicely labeled here as well so what we need to do is connect the two black wires and then the white to white and the green ground wire to the copper ground wire all right let's get to it okay here's the one black the other black okay what i'm using here is the wire nuts provided you put the wires together and then just twist it i'm going to try to reuse the same twist nut for this here's the ground let's see if i can get this off ah there you go okay put the ground wire here okay okay there's the ground and then the natural white one there you go okay white okay and that's it the connections are done all right now the next one is tricky you need to push all the wires in now you can see that these smart boxes or smart switches have a much bulkier back than the traditional switch so we need to push the wires way in to make room for the bulkier switch may be worthwhile to turn on the power to make sure that everything is connected properly first before you put everything in so in case something is loose you don't have to take it apart trying to fix it okay i've turned the power to the switch back on and now the moment of truth there it is you can see the indicator light flashing green and orange it's not pair yet so it'll keep on flashing until we pair it and we can try to turn on the light and see if it works hey yes voila it works all right now we turn off the power and then put everything back okay i've turned the power back off we can now finish up the work again the trick is to push all the wires in enough to make room for the bigger switch box i should do it now we can put on the new cover plate it just snaps on i believe this way i find that there is a little gap here so you can put down the bottom so it's flush and flat on the top there you go great let me turn the power back on then we can link it up to the app and finish the setup all right i've now turned the power back on you can see that the wi-fi connection light is blinking green and orange turn on the light and turn it off manually but of course that's not why we're doing this let's link it up to the app and ask alexa to turn it on and off the app for the tp-link switch is called casa let's see here this one right here all right i already have some smart plugged here but let's add this new device you can see that this is a smart switch just the regular smart switch have you already installed your smart switch on the wall yes we have after about 15 seconds look at the front of your smart switch is the wi-fi light blinking orange and green yes it is okay orange and green now connect your smart switch go to the iphone settings and join your smart switches wi-fi network let's do that here see right here tp-link smart switch let's join that one now go back to the app and it says connecting to smart switch now you can choose your home wi-fi network all right password and you enter the password here which is what i'm doing okay and hit join now it says connecting smart switch to your home network it may take a few minutes to establish a connection oh there it is now you get to name your device i'll say master bedroom light okay master bedroom light hit next now you can even pick and choose an icon you can actually pick one you can actually take a picture of the light or choose a picture already taken in your photo album let's just pick the switch for now congratulations that's it sounds good there's a firmware update that's updated now this may take a while there it is update complete and we're done now you can see that the master bedroom light here and you can turn it on and turn it off all right we can even we could do it here as well i believe yes and that's it let's see if alexa can do it alexa turn on master bedroom light there it is i don't even need to go into alexa to set this up since i've other plugs already set up this tp-link smart switch retails for 19.99 us dollars but there's often a discount i'll put a link in the description below there's also a plug version that doesn't require installation that works great as a christmas tree light timer there's also a dimmer version of the switch which installed the same way lastly there's also a version for three-way switches for lights that you can turn on and off from two different switches there are additional traveler wires on these 3-way switches so the wiring is a bit different i find these tp-link switches and plugs reliable nice-looking and often less expensive than others the tp-link casa app also works smoothly both alexa and google assistant are supported the only catch is apple home kid is not thanks for watching if you find this video helpful please smash the like button and share which smart switches are you considering or running at home let me know how you like them in the comments section below if you want to see more videos on how technology can enhance our life with kids and family please subscribe and turn on the notification bell i'll see you in the next one until then cherish each moment alexa night night

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Id: PtZXg3557fM

Length: 11min 44sec (704 seconds)

Published: Fri Aug 07 2020