Basic Setup for Your WeMo Insight Switch
1 Introduction: WeMo Insight Switch: Basic Setup
With the Wemo Insight Wi-Fi Smart Plug, you can monitor energy consumption right from your phone or tablet. This Smart Plug provides real-time reports on how much energy your devices are consuming. Use the Smart Plug to monitor how much a space heater is costing you, or how much energy a particular room consumes.
2 Plug in the WeMo
Plug the WeMo switch into an available wall outlet.
? Do you have an iPhone or an Android Phone
With the Wemo Insight Wi-Fi Smart Plug, you can monitor energy consumption right from your phone or tablet. This Smart Plug provides real-time reports on how much energy your devices are consuming. Use the Smart Plug to monitor how much a space heater is costing you, or how much energy a particular room consumes.
Plug the WeMo switch into an available wall outlet.
- Open the App Store.
- Select Search in the bottom right corner.
- Select Get for WeMo.
- Select Open.
- Open Settings on your phone or tablet.
- Select Wi-Fi.
- Make sure Wi-Fi is turned on, then select the WeMo Wi-Fi network from the list.
The network password for your normal home Wi-Fi connection has not been forgotten. Once setup, your phone will automatically reconnect to the proper network.
- Tap Get Started or Let's Get Started.
- Next, we will need to select the product type. In this case, tap WeMo Smartplugs
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Next you will have the option to give the switch a custom name. This is helpful if you have or plan to have multiple WeMo devices but leaving all of the default names is fine too.
- Once done, tap Done to finish this part of the setup.
- Launch the Play Store on your smartphone.
- Select the search bar at the top.
- Type in WeMo, then select WeMo from the list.
- Select Install.
- Select Open to open the app.
In order to setup your Wemo Light Switch, you must first connect to the special network provided by the switch for setup.
- Open Settings on your phone or tablet.
- Select Wi-Fi.
- In the list of Wi-Fi networks, you should see one that starts with "WeMo", then a product type, and a number. It will not be locked with a password. Select the WeMo network.
- You will not be prompted for a password, your device will simply connect immediately to the network, and show that you are connected.
The network password for your normal home Wi-Fi connection has not been forgotten. Once setup, your phone will automatically reconnect to the proper network.
- Go to Settings.
- Click on Wi-Fi.
- We want to go to the Menu and click on Advanced.
- Uncheck "Scanning always available".
- Go back to WeMo App.
- Tap Get Started or Let's Get Started.
- Next, we will need to select the product type. In this case, tap WeMo Smartplugs
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Next you will have the option to give the switch a custom name. This is helpful if you have or plan to have multiple WeMo devices but leaving all of the default names is fine too.
- Once done, tap Done to finish this part of the setup.
- Go to Settings.
- Click on Wi-Fi.
- We want to go to the Menu and click on Advanced.
- Check "Scanning always available".
- That's it, enjoy your new Wemo!