User's Manual

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With your wireless light bulbs connected to the Gateway, your smart device can control the light bulbs as long as
the smart device is running the appropriate application. The lighting application enables your smart device to
connect to the Gateway through the home wireless router connection and in turn control and manage the
attached network lighting.
Local vs. Remote Connection
In networking, the following terms are used to describe how a device may be connecting to the network:
• Local refers to a network connection when the device is connected directly to that network’s router.
For example, when you are at home, your smart device or Web browser (through your computer)
would be connected to your wireless router and therefore would be connected locally. You would
not have to use an Internet or mobile data connection because your smart device is already
connected directly through your router. It can access your lighting network locally because your
lighting network is also attached to the same router (through the Gateway).
• Remote (not to be confused with remote control) refers to a network connection when the device is
not connected directly to that network’s router. In this case, the device uses an Internet or mobile
data connection to reach your network router. For example, if you are at work and need to access
your network, you would access it remotely. With a remote connection, your device typically uses
some form of authentication so that your network router knows that it can trust your device when it
requests a connection. With the lighting network, you must have a password-protected online
account to which you log in through a smart device. This authenticated login lets your network
know that it is safe to accept the connection.