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SETTING UP AND PAIRING YOUR ALEXA BATH FAN TO THE HOME NETWERKS CONNECT APP
1. Connect your phone or smart device to a steady 2.4 GHz WiFi connection that can be accessed where your bath fan
will be installed.
2. Download the Home NetWerks Connect app from your smart device compatible app store. If you don’t have
an Amazon Alexa account, download the Amazon Alexa app from the app store and choose “Create a
new account”.
3. If using IOS, open the Amazon Alexa app and log in to your Amazon Alexa account with your User ID and Password,
then click “Sign In”. IMPORTANT: If using Android, this step is not needed.
4. Turn on the bath fan at the LED wall switch by pressing the ( ) button for at least 3 seconds, until you hear a click.
The bath fan grille will light up.
5. The bath fan speaker will say “Now in set-up mode”. If you do not hear "Now in set-up mode", long press the ( )
button on the LED wall switch for 5 seconds to enter set-up mode.
6. Open the Home NetWerks Connect app on your smart device and follow the instructions provided in the app.
7. In the Home NetWerks Connect app, select “Add device” and then “Next.”
8. Click “Indicator is Blinking” and the app will search for the bath fan. Once the app has discovered the bath fan,
identified as 7148_01_AX_####, click “Set up this device”.
9. Set up WiFi for the bath fan by entering the password for the same 2.4 GHz WiFi signal your smart device is connected to
and click “Next”. The app will then connect the bath fan to WiFi. Once the bath fan is connected to WiFi, click “Next”.
10. The Home NetWerks Connect app will now search for and install the latest version of the firmware. Please be patient while
the firmware is updated to provide you with the best experience.
11. A list of available names will appear in the app and 7148_01_AX_#### will be selected as the default setting. Click
"Next" in the upper right corner of the app screen to proceed to the next step.
12. Now the Home NetWerks Connect app will need you to log in to your Amazon Alexa account. Click “Sign in with
Amazon”, then enter the User ID and Password for your Amazon account, and click “Sign In”. If using Android, select
"Keep signed in".
13. After logging in to Amazon, choose your preferred language.
14. When the next Amazon Alexa screen says “Alexa is ready”, click “Next” and then “Next” again.
15. In order to pair the bath fan to the Home NetWerks Connect app, you will need to create a User ID and Password for
the app. Click “Log in” and then click “Sign Up” at the bottom of the page. Enter a User ID & Password, using at least 8
characters with one number and one letter included, and sign in.
16. The screen will say your device is not paired. Click "Pair Device".
17. After pairing the bath fan to the app, the commands in this step will activate the special skills needed to control additional
functions of the bath fan. “Linkplay Smart Home” and “Home NetWerks Smart Fan” skills will be added to your Amazon
Alexa account. Click “Connect” on the next screen. Connect the Linkplay Smart Home and Home NetWerks Smart Fan
skills by clicking "Link". To finish the process, click “Done”.
You have successfully completed the set-up process and your Home NetWerks SmartVent fan is ready for use. You can now
speak your commands or questions to Alexa, control the fan via the Home NetWerks Connect app, or use the included wall switch!
OPERATING THE BATH FAN USING ALEXA COMMANDS
Once the initial set-up process is complete, the name of the bath fan will automatically be updated from
7148_01_AX_#### to BATHROOM. The following commands can be used with Alexa in your bath fan:
- Alexa, turn on BATHROOM light.
- Alexa, turn off BATHROOM light.
- Alexa, dim BATHROOM light.
- Alexa, brighten BATHROOM light.
- Alexa, change BATHROOM light to daylight.
- Alexa, change BATHROOM light to cool white.
- Alexa, change BATHROOM light to soft white.
- Alexa, change BATHROOM light to warm white.
- Alexa, turn on BATHROOM night light.
- Alexa, turn off BATHROOM night light.
- Alexa, turn on BATHROOM fan.
- Alexa, turn off BATHROOM fan.
- Alexa, ask smartfan to run for “x” minutes on BATHROOM.
IMPORTANT:
If you rename the bath fan from BATHROOM to a custom name, your Alexa commands will need to be
directed to the new name. For example, if you renamed the fan as BATH, your command would be “Alexa, turn on the BATH
light” or “Alexa, turn off the BATH fan”.
