Use Phillips Hue with the Quantum


Setup

This tutorial will show you how to setup the Quantum Phillips Hue Gateway.


What you will need

  • Philips Hue Bride available in network

  • Quantum Q-Server Central Core setup on the same network as your Hue Bridge

When using v1 hue bridge the local connection to the bridge won’t be encrypted


Activating the Hue Gateway

Navigate to the Library on your Q-Server Central via the toolbar on the left hand side of your screen.

Next, click on the Gateways Tab.

Hit the Download button beneath the Philips hue gateway.

You should receive a notification that the Hue Gateway has downloaded successfully.

Again, using the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen navigate to the Gateways page.

Now, select the Start function from the Actions drop down menu.

The gateway will automatically find the IP of your Hue Bridge. Once it does, hit the link button on your Hue and then click next.

Your username should be automatically filled in by the gateway.

Again, click the next button and finish by clicking the Activate button on the following page.

 

Now you can navigate to your Clients page to see a list of all of the Hue devices that are connected to your system.