Startup Guide using iPad

Setting up your UFO Power Center is very simple and it takes only a few minutes.

Before you start

1. Download the "Energy UFO+" application for iPad from the App Store.	2. Have the access information to join your Wi-Fi network: name of the network (SSID), encryption used (None, WEP or WPA/WPA2) and password.

3. Make sure you have read the Safety Precautions.

Startup

1. After unpacking the UFO Power Center, plug it into a grounded wall outlet. Do not plug the UFO into another power strip as it is unsafe.	2. Wait 20 seconds, the green LED on the top of UFO will begin flashing. Once the startup is completed, the green LED will glow steadily.
3. Your UFO is now operational. Please do not plug anything into the UFO until software setup and configuration is also complete.

Point-to-Point (ad-hoc mode) Connection

1. Select "Settings" from the iPhone Home Page. Select Wi-Fi and make sure it is turned ON. Choose the network named "VE_UFO_xxxx".	2. Start the Energy UFO application after insuring that the connection has been established.
3. Once the connection is established, the UFO and the iPad can communicate using a "Point-to-Point (ad-hoc mode)” network.

Wi-Fi Home Network Connection

1. To setup the UFO to connect to your Wi-Fi network, change the UFO Wi-Fi parameters using the "Preferences" function of the application.	2. For SSID: enter the name of your local area network. For Security: select the type of security. For Key: enter your Wi-Fi security key or password.
3. After the Wi-Fi parameters have been saved with the "Set" button, the UFO Power Center will restart automatically.	4. The UFO Power Center will take 40 seconds to restart and will connect to your Wi-Fi home network when the LED glows a steady green.
5. Go back the the iPad "Settings" and restore the iPad to use your Wi-Fi network.	6. The UFO Power Center is now ready to use and you can start the Energy UFO application to start managing energy of your connected appliances.

Startup

After searching for UFOs in the local network, if a UFO is properly connected the initial screen of the EnergyUFO+ app the screen on the iPad appears as follows:

If instead you are prompted for a user login, it means that the app did not find and UFO and gives you an option for remote access when away from home. If you completed the setup steps as indicated above and you get the user login prompt, the UFO is not connected to the WiFi network.

There is no need to login or to create an account to use your UFO when in the home network and you have got this screen because the UFO is not connected to the network.

Troubleshooting

• If after starting the EnergyUFO+ app the login screen appear, it means that the UFO was not found. The login screen should appear only when you are away from home to remotely connect to the UFO. Make sure the iPad is in the same network when the in the same network of the UFO and check the connection parameters. There is no need to login or to create an account to use your UFO when in the home network.
• If after completing the procedure described, and restarting the UFO it does not connect to the Wi-Fi network, it will keep blinking the top green LED. After four minutes of trying to join the Wi-Fi network, it will time out and fallback into "ad-hoc" mode allowing for changing the Wi-Fi parameters restarting from the beginning of this Guide. The UFO has timed out in "ad-hoc" mode when the top LED is flashing yellow.
• If you are sure the Wi-Fi parameters are correct, and the UFO still times out, it may help to move the UFO closer to the access point or router. Sometimes, interferences can limit the range the UFO can be reached.
• If instead the Energy UFO+ application does not detect the UFO at startup, make sure the iPad Wi-Fi settings are correct. That is, that the special "Network" named "VE_UFO_xxxxxx" is selected if you are starting the process or that you have reverted the iPad Wi-Fi configuration to your own Wi-Fi network after connecting to the special "Network" named "VE_UFO_xxxxxx".

Next Steps

For more details on how to use the Energy UFO+ application for iPad check the Knowledge Base for articles in the Usage for iPad section.

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