Here we use Lepro Smart LED Strip Lights as an example to teach you to connect the strip lights to Wi-Fi.
How to Use Smart LED Strip Lights with EZ Mode
Step 1: Download the Smart Life App
Android and iOS users can go to the App Store and download the Smart Life App on your phone, then register an account.
Step 2: Set Up the Smart LED Light Strip
Turn on the LED strip lights and wait for 10 seconds. Then press the power button on the control for more than 5 seconds. The lights will flash at a frequency of 2 times per second.
Step 3: Connect the App
Open the Smart Life App and after registration and logging in, you will see a “+” button on the upper right corner. Click on it find the LED strip lights you want to add, and select “Confirm indicator rapidly blink” to see a prompt about Wi-Fi connection. Type in your Wi-Fi username and password to connect. After seconds, your LED strip lights will be added to the App, and you can modify the name for better recognition, and then save it. With these easy steps, you can control your smart LED strip lights through the mobile App.
The above steps are the default EZ mode for connecting the lights to the App. In addition, you can connect through AP mode.
How to Set Up Smart LED Strip Lights with AP Mode
Step 1: Download Smart Life App
This step is the same as the one with EZ mode. First, you need to download Smart Life App on your phone and register an account with a passcode.
Step 2: Set Up the Smart LED Strip Lights
10 seconds after the LED strip lights are turned on, long press the power button on the control for more than 5 seconds and then release. Then long press this button again for the lights to switch to slow flash mode.
Step 3: Connect the App
Open Smart Life App, and after logging in, you will see a “+” button on the upper right corner. Click on it and find the LED strip lights you want to add, and click on “AP Mode” on the upper right corner, then “Confirm indicator rapidly blink”. A prompt about Wi-Fi connection will appear for you to enter your Wi-Fi username and password. When connected, it will tell you to connect your phone to the Wi-Fi network your smart LED strip lights are on. After setting up, the App will try to connect to your lights. Just wait a few seconds for it to finish.
Additionally, if you have already installed Smart Life App and added Lepro Smart LED Strip Lights over the internet, you can select “Auto Scan” mode in the App and search for your LED strip lights (please enable fast flash mode before this setting). After it finds your lights, you can confirm the Wi-Fi information to connect.
Note: Smart Life smart products currently only work with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks. If you have a dual-channel router with both 2.4GHz and 5GHz, please select the one with 2.4GHz Wi-Fi SSID in its name when setting up the router. If the Wi-Fi network doesn’t show these two bands, go to the administration interface of the router. First turn off the 5GHz band, then turn it on after successfully setting up the network.
How to Set a Timer Switch Through Mobile App
After adding your LED strip lights in Smart Life App, click on it to see a “Timer” button. Click to add your timer switch, i.e. when the lights turn on or off automatically, then click “Save”. And if you want to set schedules, just hit the “Schedule” button to add your schedules.
Q: What are smart LED strip lights?
A: Smart LED strip lights are strip lights that can connect to Wi-Fi and adjust lighting effects through a mobile App or voice assistant Apps like Alexa or Google Home, enabling the lights to change at your will.
Q: What are some features of smart LED strip lights?
A: In fact, there are many types of LED strip lights per se, and the smart types incorporate a Wi-Fi connection on top of this so that you can control the lights through an App or voice control. You can already turn on or off ordinary RGB LED strip lights and adjust their color, brightness, and lighting mode through remote control. With smart LED strip lights, all of these settings can be adjusted on your phone. Ordinary music-activated LED strip lights have an extra music mode for the strip to pulsate to the rhythm, while smart music-activated LED strip lights enable you to turn on or off the music mode on your phone.
Q: What are some advantages of smart LED strip lights compared to ordinary LED strip lights?
A: Compared to ordinary LED strip lights, the greatest advantage of smart LED strip lights is convenience. You can set a timer for the lights to automatically turn on or off, so that you won’t have to worry about forgetting to switch them off when leaving home, or facing total darkness when returning. If you don’t want anyone to illegally enter your home at night in your absence, turn on the LED strip lights remotely through your phone to appear as if someone’s at home. Additionally, voice control satisfies the needs of modern smart homes.
Hi. I have tried to set up these led strip lights fifteen times. I have disconnected 5ghz wifi. All the devices are next to each other. It just keeps failing. I have followed every instruction. I think maybe the hub wireless connection is faulty?
Hi Dean, it seems that there are too many devices have been connected to your router. Please check and clear it. If it doesn’t work, please email to cs.oc@lepro.com to get the after-sales service.
I am having problems connecting to the router also. I forced it to 2.4 GHz but I still get the same message unable to connect. Is there anyway I can use these lights without going through the app? I just want the color blue to stay on and not flash or change colors. Nothing difficult here
There is a remote controller in the kit, you can use it to change the modes.
Help,, spent the afternoon trying to get the lights to connect to the app but no luck,, no controller in the box but the lights do work but just cannot connect.
Sorry for the inconvenience. If you failed to connect light strips to the app after following this guide, please email to cs.oc@lepro.com to get the after-sales service.
I am also having problems connecting Lepro light strips to the app. Nothing happens and the app is stuck on “make sure the lights are blinking” page and the next button doesn’t work. I think I will return the lights.
After getting the “make sure the lights are blinking” page, have you checked whether the lights are blinking or not?
I have two external strips on my house bit can’t figure out how to get them exactly synced for a scene.
Hi, do you want to control two strips with one remote? If so, please bring the two controllers closer and have a try again.
My power went out and my lights got disconnected from my wife, how do I reconnect them?
WiFi, not wife
Now everything makes sense, thank you for your help…
Have you successfully controlled the strip lights on your phone? If so, it will work normally after you reconnect your WiFi.
i haven’t heard this type of techique it is really amazing . can you explain me this in detail how to insatll this .
I do not see an option for music sync anywhere.. Nor a manual that tells me how to set up music mode. I’m on the app and checked the mini remote and nothing..
Hello, my LED strip lights won’t start flashing after i’ve held the power button on the control for 5+ seconds. this is very inconvenient as i want to connect these lights to my mobile phone, and control from there.