IRIS WIFI FAQ INDEX


Smart Phone App

  • You will need to purchase our iRIS WiFi Lighting Controller and download the App "Smart Life" to your phone.

  • On your phone, go to the the following page on the Spa Electrics website: https://www.spaelectrics.com.au/iris-wifi-guides-landing

    Then click the link for Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

  • The phone app "Smart Life" is compatible with

    • Android 4.4 - 14

    • iOS 10 - 17

  • Within the phone app "Smart Life":

    • In order to save settings and allow multiple users to control the device, you will need to create an account.

    • You can login as a guest (i.e. not create an account), however access to home control settings will be limited.

  • Within the phone app "Smart Life":

    NOTE: if you already have a Smart Life account and have previously paired the iRIS WiFi device, you may not need to re-pair once you have logged in.
    i.e. You are reinstalling Smart Life or have previously paired the device on another phone.

    • Please enable Bluetooth on your phone

    • Please also ensure that the Status Light underneath the iRIS WiFi unit is not solid red when pressed, which would indicate that the button was released too quickly.

    • Please press and hold the Pairing Button (Button at base of unit) for at least 5 seconds (it will change colour) then release and wait for several seconds (up to 10 sec) for the light to flash yellow/green.

    Note: With Bluetooth disabled you will need to pair the iRIS WiFi manually. Refer to instruction manual or relevant FAQ.

PAIRING/ ON-BOARDING

  • Refer to the Owner's Manual on our website here for full onboarding instructions: https://www.spaelectrics.com.au/iris-wifi-guides-landing

    • From the home page of the Smart Life App, press the 'Add Device' button.

    • Ensure the iRIS WiFi device is powered up.

    • Press the Button at the base of the unit for at least 5 seconds.

    • The iRIS WiFi device should be automatically discovered and available for selection.

    • Select the icon of the new device and follow the on-screen instructions.

    • Enable Bluetooth

    • Enable Location services

    Note: Enabling these phone services will greatly improve the ease of establishing a WiFi connection to the device.

    • Yes, in order to pair the device ensure your phone is connected and operating on the WiFi network you wish the iRIS WiFI unit to use.

    • The iRIS WiFi obtains the same WiFi settings as used by the phone at the time of pairing.

    • After pairing, your phone can roam to a different network without affecting operation of the iRIS WiFi. The iRIS WiFi will remain on the network to which it was paired.

    • Ensure that Bluetooth is enabled on your phone.

    • Ensure the iRIS WiFi is powered on (plugged into a mains power outlet) and the Status Light is flashing yellow/green (ready to pair). If the status light is not flashing, press the button at the base of the unit (pairing button) for at least 5 seconds. The Status Light will flash red, then wait several seconds for it to flash Yellow/Green.

    • If still not available on the “Add Devices” page after ~30 seconds, then proceed to “Add Manually”. Refer to instruction manual or relevant FAQ.

    • The iRIS WiFi operates on the 2.4 GHz WiFi band.

    •  Where your network allows your phone to select to connect to operate on either 2.4GHz or 5GHz bands you must select the 2.4GHz band prior to pairing the iRIS WiFI.

    • If your network provides only one option for your phone to select, the iRIS WiFi will automatically select the correct band.

    Note: At the time of pairing, the phone MUST be operating on the WiFi network you intend for the iRIS WiFi to use. After pairing is complete your phone can use other networks.

    1. On your phone:

      • Enable Bluetooth (to allow the iRIS WiFi to be automatically discovered)

      • Enable Location permissions for the Smart Life App (to allow the WiFi settings to be automatically copied from the phone).

    2. Re-attempt to pair as follows:

      • Please press and hold the button at the base of the unit (Pairing Button) for at least 5 seconds (it will change colour) then release and wait for several seconds (up to 10sec) for the Status Light to flash yellow/green.

        Note: Please ensure that the Status Light underneath the iRIS WiFi unit is not solid red when pressed, which would indicate that the button was released too early and did not get into pairing mode.

      • The phone should discover the iRIS WiFI as an icon. Select the icon and follow the on screen instructions.

        Note: On failure to discover the iRIS WiFI, proceed to "Add Manually". Refer to the instruction manual or relevant FAQ.

    • You can pair to the iRIS WiFi without Bluetooth enabled, but you will still need WiFi enabled, and will have to pair manually.

    • On the ‘All devices’ page, tap ‘Add Device’ then close/discard the window that advises to turn on Bluetooth.

    • Under the ‘Add Manually’ section, select ‘Socket (Wi-Fi)’ option, which will bring up page asking to enter a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network. Type in your WiFi network SSID and Password, then tap ‘next’.

      Note: Your phone must be connected and operating on the same WiFi network that you manually enter for the iRIS WiFi device to use. (Having location services enabled for the Smart Life App would auto fill this section by copying from the phone settings).

    • On the ‘Reset the device’ page, tap ‘Next’ on subsequent pages until a window pops up to ‘Select the status of the indicator light or hear the beep:’

    • Tap on the blink option that best represents what the iRIS WiFi unit is displaying.

    • Device will begin to connect indicated by a search icon with timer underneath. If connection fails (i.e. the timer runs out and has not paired to the device), move the unit closer to the router and try again starting from the second dot point.

  • Select the ‘settings’ (in Smart Life app) box that is shown underneath while in the Smart Life app and turn location services to ‘on’.

    NOTE: Location services permission allows smart life to automatically copy the phone’s Wi-Fi settings, circumventing the need to enter these details manually.

    • Locate the Smart Life Home Screen by pressing the back button repeatedly until “Tap again to exit Smart Life” popup appears.

    • Locate the icon representing the ‘iRIS WiFi’ device .

    • Press and hold the icon ‘iRIS WiFi’ icon.

    • Press the ‘remove’ button on the bottom right of the screen.

    • Or, locate the button underneath the iRIS WiFi unit (pairing button), press and hold the button for 5 seconds, (The Status Light will flash momentarily red) then release.

    • After pairing, the phone’s WiFi settings can be changed without affecting iRIS WiFI operation as long as your phone has an internet connection.

    • In the absence of a WiFi network, limited iRIS WiFi functionality can be supported if the phone’s Bluetooth remains enabled and in range.

  • No, after pairing, Bluetooth is not required. (If enabled however it can holdover manual operation if WiFi is not available).

    • Internet connection is required to On-Board (pair) a new iRIS WiFi and to create and modify schedules.

    • If internet access is not available, the iRIS WiFi can be operated manually if WiFi connection is still available and existing schedules will continue to operate, however schedules cannot be created or modified.

    • Disable mobile data to force the phone to transfer data over the WiFi network.

    • And/or move the iRIS WiFi close to the Router.

    • Verify that phone is accessing internet via WiFi (and not mobile data) by browsing a website.

    • Re-attempt the pairing/on-boarding process as per user instructions.

    NOTE: You may re-enable mobile data after completing the above steps.

SCHEDULES

  • Yes, the device will auto save any schedule once it has been set and won’t require constant connection.

  • No, any schedule that was set will not run after the unit has been unpaired.

    All previously configured schedules will be deleted by unpairing the unit.

  • Yes, the schedule will run as intended so long as the unit is powered on again before the schedule start time.

  • No, the unit will not resume a schedule if it was turned off during one.

    However, schedules will work correctly on next occurrence.

  • Yes, changing the colour or show manually will not affect an active schedule turn off time.

Sharing Access

    • You can have multiple phones logged in under the same Smart Life account and control the device through each phone.

    • You can create a ‘home’ using one main account on the Smart Life app and invite other user accounts to your home and give them access to control the iRIS WiFi.

    • You can invite other account users to control the device by sharing as follows:

      • Tap on “Me” at the bottom right corner and then “Home Management” and tap on the first option, which is your “Home Name”.

      • Under “Home Member”, tap on “Add member”. Smart Life app will prompt you to “Share”.

      • Select the desired option to share the device to the other user.

  • You can invite other account users to control the device by sharing as follows:

    • Tap on “Me” at the bottom right corner and then “Home Management” and tap on the first option, which is your “Home Name”.

    • Under “Home Member”, tap on “Add member”. Smart Life app will prompt you to “Share”.

    • Select the desired option to share the device to the other user.

    • Tap on “Me” at the bottom right corner and then “Home Management” and tap on the first option, which is your home. (“My Home  ...” if not yet renamed).

    • Under “Home Member”, tap on the User which you wish to change the access and then tap on “Family Role” then select “Administrator”.

    • Tap on “Me” at the bottom right corner and then “Home Management” and tap on the first option, which is your home “My Home  ...”

    • Under “Home Member”, tap on the User which you wish to remove and then tap on “Remove Member”.

ZONES

  • Yes, you can link zones.

    • Tap on Settings (gear icon) and tap ok, then tap on the ‘link zones’ slider to enable. Both zones are then controlled as zone 1.

    • Optionally also enable ‘Linkage control available on Main page’ to allow linking to be changed from the home page.

  • Go into settings (gear icon) and tap “Edit Name” to change zone name. Once done, tap “Confirm” to save changes.

  • You will not be able to able to control lights under ZONE 1 if your transformer is plugged into ZONE 2 and vice versa. You can, however, link ZONE 2 to ZONE 1 and control both zones together.

DEVICE FUNCTIONS

    • Flashing yellow/green – Ready and attempting to connect/ pair

    • Double flashing green –Communicating to WIFI router

    • Triple flashing green – Communicating with the Cloud

    • Solid green – Device connected and operational (on-boarding successful)

    • Flashing red – Disconnecting, or restarting

    • Flashing red for longer than 30 seconds – WiFi module inside unit is not plugged in/faulty

    • Locate the Smart Life Home Screen by pressing the back button repeatedly until ‘Tap again to exit Smart Life’ popup appears.

    • Locate the icon representing the ‘iRIS WiFi’ device.

    • Press and hold the icon ‘iRIS WiFi’ icon.

    • Press the ‘remove’ button on the bottom right of the screen.

    • Or, locate the button underneath the iRIS WiFi unit (pairing button), press and hold the button for 5 seconds, (The Status Light will flash momentarily red) then release.

  • The unit can operate up to and in excess of 50m in clear line of sight. This distance decreases with walls and obstacles in between.

    • From the Smart Life home page, locate the iRIS WiFi device icon.

    • Select the iRIS WiFi device icon to enter the “Spa Electrics – lighting” main page.

    • Tap on the pencil icon at the top right of the screen to enter the device info page.

    • At the top left of the page locate the iRIS WiFi unit icon and name ‘iRIS WiFi’. Tap on the pencil icon to its right-hand side.

    • A larger image of the IRIS WiFi unit appears, tap on the name text ‘iRIS WiFi’ to edit the name of the device.

    • After changing the name press ‘Save’.

  • Go into settings (gear icon) to edit configuration and tap “OK”. Tap the ‘GPO’ icon on either of the zones you wish to control as a General Purpose Outlet (GPO) and press ‘OK’.

    NOTE: Lights connected to the zone configured as GPO cannot be colour controlled. (Colour selection page is not available).

  • The iRIS WiFi has an IPX44 rating, this is typically referred to as splash resistant and is recommended to be kept/installed in a dry sheltered environment.

LIGHT BEHAVIOUR

  • The light(s) will blink (turn off and on) when first turned on, and again when colours or settings are changed. This is normal behaviour and occurs when settings are being communicated with the light(s).

    • Please ensure you are using Spa Electrics Multi-Plus lights

    • Please ensure the lights have been setup to operate in iRIS mode.

    • To setup lights into iRIS mode:

      • In the Smart Life App, locate the Smart Life Home Screen by pressing the back button repeatedly until ‘Tap again to exit Smart Life’ popup appears.

      • locate and select the iRIS WiFi device icon

      • On the main page, select the gear icon and tap ok to go into ‘Edit Configuration’

      • Select the person icon on bottom right to go into ‘Support’ page

      • Press and hold the tool/spanner icon until ‘Attention – Enter Service Mode?’ and press ok

      • Under the ‘lights config’ title, double tap the ‘set mode’ button to bring up ‘Set all Lights to IRIS mode?’ and press ok (NOTE: Only supported with Spa Electrics Multi-Plus lights)

      • After pressing ok, controller will program lights into IRIS mode which will take approximately 2 minutes

    • In the Smart Life App, locate and select the iRIS WiFi device icon

    • On the main page, select the gear icon and tap ok to go into ‘Edit Configuration’

    • Select the person icon on bottom right to go into ‘Support’ page

    • Press and hold the tool/spanner icon until ‘Attention – Enter Service Mode?’ and press ok

    • Under the ‘lights config’ title, double tap the ‘set mode’ button to bring up ‘Set all Lights to IRIS mode?’ and press ok (NOTE: Only supported with Spa Electrics Multi-Plus lights)

    • After pressing ok, controller will program lights into IRIS mode which will take approximately 2 minutes

    • Please ensure light(s) have been configured to operate in iRIS mode.

    • In the Smart Life App, locate and select the iRIS WiFi device icon

    • Or, if already in the iRIS WiFi control pages, return to the main lighting control page by pressing the ‘home’ symbol.

    • On the main page, press the region represented by Zone1 or Zone2. The colour select page for that zone will become active and the lights will turn ON.

    • Select a colour button and observe the lights change to the desired colour.

  • Please ensure:

    1. Your Light transformer is plugged into one of the 240V AC mains zone outlets of the iRIS WiFi unit.

    2. Your Lights are connected to the transformer output.

    3. That you are controlling the correct zone.