Trying to set up your Friendship Lamp to Wi-Fi? In most cases, it's easiest to connect your Friendship Lamp using our Filimin Connect App. If you don't have access to a smartphone or tablet, or if you can't download the app, this article can help you get connected using your web browser on any wireless device.
If your Friendship Lamp came with a bridge, you also have the option of using your bridge to connect your Friendship Lamp. For instructions for bridge setup, see Connecting with the Filimin Bridge. If you are choosing not to use your bridge, please make sure your bridge is completely unplugged before trying to connect your Friendship Lamp using the Filimin Connect App or the Advanced Setup.
Sections in this article:
Automatic Setup (option for Windows users)
New users
1. Start with your Friendship Lamp or Frame unplugged. On a wireless device (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet) go to manager.filimin.com and click "Create an account".
2. Fill in your name, email address, and choose a password for your account. You’ll need this password when you log in next time. Click “Register” to create your account. Continue to step 3 in the instructions for returning users (the setup is the same for both new and returning users after that).
Returning users
1. Start with your Friendship Lamp or Frame unplugged. On a wireless device (such as a laptop, smartphone, or tablet) go to manager.filimin.com and log into your account using your email and password.
2. Locate the blue sidebar (on mobile, tap the three lines in the top right corner to make this appear) and click "Setup Wi-Fi & Register".
3. Plug in your Friendship Lamp or Frame close to your wireless setup device. It should start blinking lime green to show it's ready to connect.
4. Locate your Filimin Device ID. On lamps, your ID is on the bottom of the lamp, below the barcode. On Frames, the ID is on a sticker on the back. Enter the Device ID and give your device a nickname. Then click "Next".
5. The next page will provide more information about our new app. To continue with the Advanced Setup, click the link at the bottom of the page. That should take to you Step 1, "Connect to your Friendship Lamp".
6. Without closing your current browser tab, open your device's Wi-Fi settings. If you're using a smartphone or other device with mobile/cellular data, make sure your data is turned off at this point. In your Wi-Fi settings, you should see a network labeled "Filimin_" followed by your ID number. Connect to this network using the password "I love you" (all lowercase except for the first letter, one space between each word). If you receive any error messages saying "Internet is not available" through the Filimin network, it's okay to ignore them and continue to the next step.
7. Switch back to the browser tab for the online setup. The screen should change to step 2. "Setup Wi-Fi" and your Friendship Lamp or Frame should begin blinking purple to show that it's being configured.
Select the name of your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network from the list, then type in the password for that network below. Double-check to make sure you've typed the password with the correct capitalization, spelling, spacing, and any special characters, then click "Save Settings". Your Friendship Lamp or Frame should go back to blinking lime green.
8. Without closing your current browser tab, re-open your device's Wi-Fi settings and reconnect your device to your regular network. Smartphone users can turn their mobile/cellular data back on now.
9. One more time, switch back to the browser tab for the online setup. If the setup was successful, you'll be asked to continue tapping your Friendship Lamp or Frame, which should turn a solid color in response each time. If the setup was unsuccessful, your Filimin Device may just be taking a bit longer to connect. Wait until your Filimin Device stops blinking, then click "Retry". If your Friendship Lamp or Frame does not stop blinking after 5 minutes, our article Color Status Codes: What your Friendship Lamp is thinking can help you figure out what's going wrong.
10. Once your lamp is online and responding to touch, you'll be taken to your account dashboard, where you can see the status of all the devices in your group and edit group settings, colors, nicknames, Fade Times, and Sleep Times. You can change these settings at any time by logging back into your account. If you need to move your Friendship Lamp or Frame around your home, it will automatically reconnect to your Wi-Fi and remember all its settings once it's plugged back in.
Congrats, you're all set! Time to start sharing colors with the ones you love!
Automatic Setup (option for Windows users)
Instead of manually selecting a Wi-Fi network and typing in your password, the Automatic Setup copies your Wi-Fi name and password directly from your Windows device and saves them to any Friendship Lamp plugged in close by. This setup is faster than the browser setup and is highly recommended if you're not sure what your Wi-Fi password is.
The Automatic Setup wizard requires administrative permission to run. If you do not have administrative rights on your Windows computer, you can download our Legacy Automatic Setup instead. This version is less robust than our modern application but does not require administrative access. Right-click this link and select "Open link in new tab" to download the Legacy Automatic Setup wizard.
NOTE: If your Wi-Fi network uses Smart Connect (a feature that groups your 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands under the same SSID, then automatically chooses the optimal band for your device), the Automatic Setup may not work for you.
Automatic Setup instructions
1. Open and run the downloaded file "autoConfig.exe" and give the application permission to make changes to your computer. A new window will appear with the title "Friendship Lamp Automatic Setup". Before clicking "OK", make sure your computer is connected to a 2.4 GHz network and not 5G.
2. The Automatic Setup will then try to configure your Friendship Lamp. If the configuration succeeds, your Friendship Lamp should display a celebratory rainbow, then go dark. At this point, the lamp is set up and ready to use. You can further customize your lamp's settings by Registering Your Friendship Lamp. If the configuration fails, you'll be given an error message with details about what went wrong. If you continue getting errors from the Automatic Setup, contact us for troubleshooting help.
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