如果您在智能灯市场上，您可能已经意识到飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)灯是您可以添加到智能家居中的一些最好和最通用的智能灯。(best and most versatile smart lights)
飞利浦 Hue 智能灯(Philips Hue smart lights)种类繁多。入门(Starter)套件是最超值的，四个白色灯泡和Hue桥的起价为 59.99 美元，或者四个白色和彩色灯和Hue桥的起价为 199.99 美元。您还可以从飞利浦(Philips)网站购买其他Hue产品，例如智能灯条，或从亚马逊(Amazon)购买。
无论您从哪个产品开始，安装和设置过程都大致相同。您需要安装新的Hue智能灯泡，将网桥物理连接到路由器，在Android或 iPhone 和/或计算机上设置(Android)飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)软件，并配置智能灯泡。在本指南中，我们将引导您完成整个过程。
连接飞利浦 Hue 灯硬件
在设置飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)应用程序并开始通过 Wi-Fi 网络控制新灯之前，您需要连接Hue系统，包括飞利浦 Hue Bridge(Philips Hue Bridge)和飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)灯泡。
您要做的第一件事就是从盒子里取出灯泡，并将它们安装到您想要使用它们的灯具中。
安装后，打开电灯开关为灯泡供电。请记住，如果您的照明系统由调光器开关控制，您需要将调光器置于全开位置才能使灯正常工作。
飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)灯泡可能会立即亮起，也可能不会立即亮起，但您现在不必担心。
从包装盒中取出飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)桥接器，并将其放在您的互联网路由器旁边。网桥背面有两个连接，电源端口和以太网端口。
将随附的电源适配器插入电源端口，然后将插头安装到插座或电源板上。
其次，将随附的以太网电缆的一端安装到网桥的LAN端口，并将另一端插入Internet 路由器背面的可用LAN端口。(LAN)
确保(Make)将其安装到编号的LAN端口之一，而不是 Internet 端口（通常，它有一个地球图标来识别它）。该端口是来自电缆、光纤或 DSL(cable, fiber, or DSL)调制解调器的主要互联网连接。
现在，飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)桥接器的所有灯都应该以深蓝色或浅蓝色激活。如果其中任何一个没有亮起或颜色不同，请拔下电桥并重新插入。
飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)灯泡和飞利浦Hue(Philips Hue)桥接器都已通电，并且桥接器已连接到您的家庭互联网，您就可以安装应用程序并开始使用您的智能灯了。
设置飞利浦 Hue 应用程序
您可以从Google Play Store下载适用于(Google Play Store)Android的(Android)Philips Hue应用程序，或从Apple 应用程序商店(Apple app store)下载适用于 iOS 的 Philips Hue 应用程序。
首次启动飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)应用程序时，您需要将灯添加到您家中的“房间”。在应用程序中，房间是您家中安装灯(where the lights are installed)的指定区域。
为此，请选择应用程序窗口右上角的三个点，然后选择添加灯(Add lights)。
当您点击它时，它将打开添加(Add)灯光向导。您可以通过输入每个灯泡的序列号或使用“搜索”(Search)按钮来添加灯。
搜索(Search)按钮使网桥能够扫描您的本地区域是否存在灯泡并自动识别它们。如果桥接器可以找到灯泡（可能是因为它们离飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)桥接器太远，只需按序列号添加它们即可。
添加灯泡后，您需要向应用程序添加一个新房间。为此，请再次选择右上角的三个点，这次选择Add new Room 或 Zone(Add new Room or Zone)。
这将为此打开一个新向导。选择Room，然后在下一个屏幕上，您可以选择要添加的类型或房间，例如Living Room或Office。在最后一页，您需要选择要分配给该房间的灯。
选择完成(Done)后，您的飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)应用程序已设置完毕，您可以开始控制飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)灯了！
使用飞利浦 Hue 应用程序
现在，每当您在移动设备上打开Hue应用程序时，您都会看到可供控制的房间。当您选择一个房间时，您可以控制单个灯泡（亮度或颜色）或选择“场景”，这是一种预编程的颜色组合，可在房间中设置特定的心情或氛围。(certain mood or ambiance)
您还可以使用房间(Room)窗口顶部的单个开关一次控制分配给该房间的所有灯泡。
飞利浦 Hue(Philips Hue)应用程序中还有几个非常酷的特性和功能。
- 自动化(Automations)：从创造性的方式中选择自动化您的灯(automate your lights)，例如将它们打开或关闭到计时器，或者让它们在您到达或离开家时打开或关闭。
- 娱乐区(Entertainment Areas)：将特定灯泡分配给您家中某个房间的娱乐“区域”，以便您可以通过计算机将它们与该房间中播放的媒体或音乐同步（见下文）。
- 语音助手(Voice Assistants)：连接 Google Assistant或 Amazon Alexa(or Amazon Alexa)，以便您可以通过语音命令控制灯光。这也让您可以通过Assistant(Assistant)应用程序、Google Home应用程序、Amazon Alexa应用程序或 Amazon Echo来控制您的灯。
- 小部件(Widgets)：为您的移动设备的主屏幕自定义小部件。在此应用程序中运行之前，您需要长按主屏幕并从那里添加飞利浦 Hue小部件。(Philips Hue)然后，返回应用程序进行自定义。
如何将飞利浦 Hue 灯(Sync Philips Hue Lights)与室内媒体同步(In-Room Media)
您可以通过三种方式让灯光自动改变颜色以匹配您在该房间内欣赏的电影、音乐或其他媒体。
为了以最低的成本实现最大程度的控制，飞利浦 Hue Sync(Philips Hue Sync)桌面应用程序是不二之选。
只要您使用Philips Hue移动应用程序创建了(Philips Hue)娱乐区，您就会看到桌面(Entertainment Areas)Philips Hue Sync应用程序中列出的那些。
不过，在您执行此操作之前，您需要选择设置(Settings)，然后从左侧菜单中选择飞利浦色调。(Philips hue)如果您尚未将应用程序连接到您的网桥，请选择连接新网桥。(Connect new bridge)
您还可以从左侧菜单中选择娱乐区域(Entertainment areas)，以查看可供您控制的区域。
从左侧菜单中选择常规首(General preferences)选项以准确配置启动应用程序时的同步行为。
您可以配置：
- Sync程序是否在系统启动时启动
- 启动同步(Start Syncing)应用(Sync)程序时自动开始与您播放的媒体同步
- 启用“背景”照明，这将确保即使您正在观看的电影完全变黑，您也不会被留在黑暗中。
当您准备好观看媒体并让灯光与之同步时，只需选择底部的开始灯光同步按钮，即可享受沉浸式表演！(Start light sync)
How to Connect Philips Hue Lights
If you’re in the market for smart lights, you’ve probably rеalized that Philipѕ Hue lights аre sоme of the best and most versatile smart lights that you can add to your smart home.
Philips Hue smart lights come in many varieties. Starter kits are the best value, with four white bulbs and the Hue bridge starting at $59.99, or four white and colored lights with the Hue bridge starting at $199.99. You can also purchase other Hue products like smart lightstrips from the Philips website or buy them from Amazon.
Whichever product you start with, the installation and setup process is roughly the same. You’ll need to install the new Hue smart light bulbs, physically connect the bridge to your router, set up Philips Hue software on your Android or iPhone and/or your computer, and configure the smart bulbs. In this guide, we’ll step you through the entire process.
Connect Philips Hue Lights Hardware
Before you can set up the Philips Hue apps and start controlling the new lights via your Wi-Fi network, you’ll need to connect the Hue system, including the Philips Hue Bridge and the Philips Hue light bulbs.
The first thing you’ll want to do is take the bulbs from the box and install them into the light fixtures where you’d like to use them.
Once installed, turn on the light switch to power the bulbs. Keep in mind that if your lighting system is controlled by a dimmer switch, you’ll need to place the dimmer in the full on position for the lights to work properly.
The Philips Hue bulbs may or may not light up immediately, but you don’t have to worry about that right now.
Remove the Philips Hue bridge from the box and place it next to your internet router. There are two connections on the back of the bridge, the power port, and the ethernet port.
Plug the included power adapter into the power port and install the plug into an outlet or power strip.
Second, install one end of the included ethernet cable into the LAN port of the bridge, and plug the other end into an available LAN port on the back of your internet router.
Make sure to install it into one of the numbered LAN ports, not in the internet port (usually, this has a globe icon to identify it). That port is your main internet connection coming from your cable, fiber, or DSL modem.
The Philips Hue bridge should now have all lights active in a dark or light blue color. If any of these are not lit up or a different color, unplug the bridge and plug it back in again.
With both your Philips Hue bulbs and Philips Hue bridge powered up, and the bridge connected to your home internet, you’re ready to install the apps and start using your smart lights.
Setting Up the Philips Hue App
You can download the Philips Hue app for Android from the Google Play Store or for iOS from the Apple app store.
When you first launch the Philips Hue app, you’ll need to add your lights to a “room” in your house. A room, in the app, is a designated area of your home where the lights are installed.
To do this, select the three dots at the top right corner of the app window, and select Add lights.
When you tap that, it’ll open the Add lights wizard. You can either add lights by typing in the serial number from each bulb or using the Search button.
The Search button enables the bridge to scan your local area for the presence of the bulbs and automatically identify them. If the bridge can locate the bulbs (maybe because they’re too far away from the Philips Hue bridge, just add them by serial number instead.
Once you’ve added the bulbs, you’ll need to add a new room to the app. To do this, select the three dots at the top right corner again, and this time select Add new Room or Zone.
This will open a new wizard for this. Select Room, and on the next screen you can select the type or room you’re adding, like Living Room or Office. On the final page, you’ll need to select the lights you want to assign to that room.
Once you select Done, your Philips Hue app is set up, and you’re ready to start controlling your Philips Hue lights!
Using the Philips Hue App
Now, whenever you open the Hue app on your mobile device, you’ll see the rooms available to control. When you select a room, you can control individual bulbs (brightness or color) or select a “scene”, which is a pre-programmed color combination that sets a certain mood or ambiance in the room.
You can also use the single switch at the top of the Room window to control all of the bulbs assigned to that room at once.
There are several additional very cool features and functionality available in the Philips Hue app.
- Automations: Choose from creative ways to automate your lights, like turning them on or off to a timer or having them turn on or off when you arrive or leave home.
- Entertainment Areas: Assign specific bulbs to entertainment “areas” in a room in your house so that you can sync them with media or music playing in that room via your computer (see below).
- Voice Assistants: Connect with Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa so that you can control your lights via voice command. This also lets you control your lights via the Assistant app, your Google Home app, the Amazon Alexa app, or your Amazon Echo.
- Widgets: Customize a widget for your mobile device’s home screen. Before this works in the app, you’ll need to long-press the home screen and add the Philips Hue widget from there. Then, go back to the app to customize it.
How to Sync Philips Hue Lights With In-Room Media
There are three ways that you can have your lights automatically change color to match movies, music, or other media you’re enjoying in that room.
For the most control at the lowest cost, the Philips Hue Sync desktop app is the way to go.
So long as you’ve created Entertainment Areas with the Philips Hue mobile app, you’ll see those listed in the desktop Philips Hue Sync application.
Before you can do this though, you’ll need to select Settings and then select Philips hue from the left menu. Select Connect new bridge if you haven’t connected the app to your bridge yet.
You can also select Entertainment areas from the left menu to see what areas are available for you to control.
Select General preferences from the left menu to configure exactly how syncing behaves when launching the app.
You can configure:
- Whether the Sync program starts on system startup
- Start Syncing automatically with media you play whenever the Sync app launches
- Enable “background” lighting, which will ensure you’re never left in the dark even if the movie you’re watching goes completely black.
When you’re ready to watch the media and have your lights sync with it, just select the Start light sync button at the bottom and enjoy the immersive show!
