It is a smoke detector for fire safety. It rings when it detects an opacity in the ambient air, which means that it will ring for smoke but also if you have a large cloud of steam coming out of your bathroom… Aqara smoke detector can be used to trigger scenarios in the event of a fire, including automatically switching all lights on if possible, to facilitate evacuation. It is also possible, in conjunction with a home automation system of Amazon Alexa, to go further by automatically unlocking doors with a connected lock, sending an audio message or SMS by telephone, etc.
To connect Aqara smoke detector:
- # add a battery to the smoke detector
- # bring it closer to the Aqara hub uk, which must be in its nominal operating condition
- # click 3 times in a row on the Aqara hub uk button
- # use a thin metal rod for example to press the button in the small hole on one side of the component for 3s, the LED strip on the Aqara gateway must flash quickly.
- # launch the MiHome application on your mobile and rename your sensor
The Aqara hub uk plug acts as an intermediary between the Xiaomi Aqara smart home devices and the Mi Home application on your smartphone. But it also has an LED strip whose color you can change and control the ignition, a speaker, an Internet radio function and an alarm function. In addition, it allows you to connect your equipment to the system. Finally, it is the one who watches for events reported by the sensors and triggers automation scenarios
This is the first Xiaomi equipment you will need to configure:
- connect the Aqara hub uk plug to the mains with the adapter, within range of a wifi network whose access codes you need to know, the Aqara hub uk plug must speak English
- launch Bluetooth on your smartphone and approach the Aqara hub uk plug
- launch the MiHome application that you will have previously installed on your smartphone
- log in or create an account, if you haven’t already done so (by choosing “mainland china” and the language that suits you)
- click on the button to add an equipment (at this time, it is a + button at the top right of the home screen with the list of equipment already configured), the Aqara gateway should appear in the list of nearby equipment
- click on the gateway in the list, the interface will ask you to select the wifi network to which the gateway should connect (if you have several) and then it will ask you for the password of the chosen wifi network
- select the wifi network if necessary, and enter the necessary password.
- Wait, at the end of the initialization procedure you should see a success message of the type “connected successfully”.
