Belkin WeMo Light Switch, Wi-Fi Enabled, Compatible with Amazon Echo

I have 3 of these WeMo Light Switches and the household is really happy with them. I would connect more switches in our home if the price gets cheaper. It's been the most used home automation gadget in our home.INSTALLATIONFind the circuit breaker in your home and turn off the electricity to the light switch you are replacing - you WILL want to do this. I know you want to save yourself a couple minutes, but trust me, it's worth the couple minutes to avoid a life-threatening situation.Keep in mind that there are four wires coming out of this light switch and you MUST to connect 3 of them to make sure it's installed safely. There are two live wires (black), neutral (white), and ground (green). Only the ground wire is optional, you need to connect the other three to your light switch wiring - if your home doesn't have the neutral wiring (typically white or grey wire) in the light switch box, then you cannot install the WeMo Light Switch.We live in condo built in 2007 and our current light switches only have the live wires connected. I had to dig deep in the back of the light switch box to find the white/neutral wire - and we did not have a ground wire (typically green or copper). After taking off the old light switch, I used the wire nut to connect the 2 live wires which was connected to the old light switch - order doesn't matter, just connect one and then the other to each black wire on the WeMo Light Switch. Then I connected the neutral wire to the white wire on the WeMo. Then I capped the green wire by itself with the last wire nut.I shoved everything into the light switch box carefully to make sure nothing came loose. Every WeMo switch I installed was a big tight, since it is a little bulky. But moving the wiring around a bit, all of them fit snugly. After that, put on the faceplate, cross your fingers, and turn back on the electricity from the circuit breaker.I wanted to connected another one to a 3-pole switch (the one where you can control a single set of lights from two different light switch), but the site and direction said that I shouldn't. I think it'll be fine if I did, but I can see that the app and other connections (e.g. IFTTT) won't know if the lights are actually on or off.SETUPSetup was straightforward once you knew what to do. You first need to download the WeMo app from the App Store. Then you change the WiFi network on your phone/tablet to the new "WeMo..." network that now appears. On some Android devices, you need to selected "Stay Connected" when it prompts you that the wireless network doesn't have an internet connection. Once connected, launch the WeMo app and it should automatically detect that you're trying to set it up. From there, it's just naming the switch and choose your wireless network (only 2.4GHz networks will be detected, as the switch doesn't have 5GHz support). Keep note, that without fail, when I chose the option to "Remember Network Settings" the setup would fail and I would have to reset the switch and start all over -- not sure what the setting does, but I think it's best to leave it unchecked.USAGEThe app is now super responsive, but that wasn't always the case. I've had the WeMo Light Switch for about 3 years now and in the beginning, there was a second or tow lag. But after the numerous firmware updates over the years, the light switch is very responsive to the app commands...I mean, you can rapid fire on/off if you wanted to.I would be careful about installing this around things in your house that would cause wireless interference with the 2.4GHz network - namely, for me, the garage door opener. I have a Liftmaster and I installed the WeMo Light Switch in the garage. And after installation, the range of my garage door opener took a hit. It wasn't enough to make it unusable, but still a slight nuisance.Oh, and connect this to IFTTT.com. I have found so many cool recipes to use with this.

We are in the process of adding a pool and pool house and I was looking for something to control the lights on the pool house and to control the outdoor lights on the garage and the flood lights on the house. I decided to give these a try. At first, I was going to have an electrician install the lights, but then I decided to try to install them myself. It was pretty easy. I have now installed 5 at different locations in the house (1 at the front door, 1 at the back door, 1 in the garage and 2 by the door leading to the garage). This allows me to control the lights outside the garage and flood lights on the garage side of the house (3 switches), 1 light outside the front entry (1 switch) and the flood lights on the street side of the house (1 switch). The app had some connection issues, but once I set up the IFTTT link it has been pretty stable. Each new light will want to update firmware first thing and that can take some time. I have enjoyed setting in the house playing with the lights. I just imagine my neighbors talking about whether they should tell us that we have a short in our outdoor lights that keep going on and off. Then I set up a timer on the app and the outdoor lights come on at sundown and go of at 10 p.m. Also, I downloaded the IFTTT app and set up several "recipes" as well. I set two up that allow me to text #on to a number and all the outdoor lights come on and a text of #off turns them all off. In addition, I set up another recipe on my cell phone that turns on all the outdoor lights when I am within a couple of miles of the house. You can turn recipes on and off so I do not have to worry about the lights coming on unless I turn that recipe on (like if I am traveling late at night). This seems a little redundant because you can just turn the lights on and off from your cell phone, but it is easier to text #on than having to turn on each light individually. I have had the lights running for almost a week. If you have multiple access points in your house do not remember the wifi settings because it may need to connect with a different access point that is closer to the switch. Have enjoyed a lot and will definitely add to the pool house too.