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SmartThings Integration

How does Brilliant work with SmartThings?

Brilliant integrates with SmartThings in two ways:

1. Brilliant Control: You can connect SmartThings-compatible lights, switches, and locks to the Brilliant Control and control them like other smart home products that work with Brilliant. Some devices may require the SmartThings Hub to connect to your Brilliant.

2. SmartThings App:You can use the SmartThings app to control lights connected to your Brilliant Control or Dimmer Switch as well as toggle devices connected to your Brilliant Plug. For more information, see the Smart Things App section on smartthings.com.

Connecting SmartThings devices to the Brilliant Control

Once you connect your SmartThings account to the Brilliant Control, we find your SmartThings devices, and you let us know what room it is in.

You can access your SmartThings devices by:

  • Tapping Rooms and visiting a room with the SmartThings devices in it to control.
  • Assigning a SmartThings Light to respond to your Slider or Screen Gesture.
  • Creating Scenes on your Brilliant that include your SmartThings devices.
  • Controlling your SmartThings devices from the Brilliant Mobile App remotely.

Setting up your SmartThings devices with Brilliant

Requirements

  1. Your SmartThings Devices must be able to be controlled from the partner manufacturer's mobile app (ex. Leviton, Lutron). 

  2. Your SmartThings Mobile App must be able to discover and control the devices. This may or may not require a SmartThings Hub. 

Note: If your connected device works within your SmartThings mobile app AND is a light, lock, shade or switch, it can be discovered by Brilliant.

Connecting your SmartThings devices using your SmartThings App

If you have an existing SmartThings integration:

  1. New discovered SmartThings compatible devices will be shown in the Alert Center on the Home Screen of your Brilliant Control. Tap on the alert to add your devices to your Brilliant home.

  2. Your devices will now show up on Brilliant - both the control and mobile app, and you can use them as expected across scenes and device control.

If this is the first time you are connecting your SmartThings devices to Brilliant:

Part 1: SmartThings Set Up

  1. Install your devices and set it up on the Manufacturer's Mobile App. 
  2. On your Manufacturer's Mobile App: Verify that you can control your devices.
  3. Open your SmartThings Mobile App (iOS, Android).
  4. On your SmartThings Mobile App: Create / Log into your Samsung account
  5. On your SmartThings Mobile App: Add your Devices to your Samsung SmartThings App. 
  6. On your SmartThings Mobile App: Verify that the devices are discovered and operating as expected on the SmartThings App.

Part 2: Brilliant Setup on Brilliant Control or Mobile App: 

  1. Tap on Add > SmartThings on the Brilliant Control OR Tap on Settings icon > Works With > SmartThings on the Brilliant Mobile App.

  2. You will receive instructions in your Brilliant email to authorize your Samsung account.

  3. You will be asked which SmartThings home can be discovered by Brilliant. This discovered home will include all cameras that you have linked to your SmartThings app.

  4. Confirm to authorize these devices from the SmartThings web view.

  5. Return to your Brilliant mobile app or Control to finish setting them up (by adding to rooms and any additional options).

  6. Your devices will now show up on Brilliant - both the control and mobile app, and you can use them as expected across scenes and device control.

 

 Using the SmartThings App to control Brilliant devices

When you add the Brilliant Control, Dimmer Switch, or Plug as a SmartThings device, you can control the devices connected to it using the SmartThings app. 

How to add Brilliant devices to SmartThings:

  1. On the Home screen of the SmartThings app, touch the Plus (+) icon and select ADD DEVICE
  2. Scroll down to the ALL BRANDS section and select Brilliant
  3. Tap the name of the device
  4. When the device is discovered, a message will appear that the device was successfully connected to your SmartThings 
  5. The default name of the device will be [Assigned room name] [Name of Brilliant Device]
  6. Tap EDIT if you wish to rename the device
  7. When finished, tap DONE

Additional Options and Troubleshooting for your SmartThings device on Brilliant

  • Please visit Advanced Settings for your device to remove or reset your SmartThings configuration on your Brilliant. 
  • If you have issues with your entire SmartThings Integration, please try resetting the entire integration and re-adding your devices to your Brilliant. 
  • To re-assign rooms for your SmartThings device, follow instructions here. 

 

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