You have to plug it directly into your router with an ethernet cableвЂ“the Hue Bridge does not have Wi-Fi built in instead, it uses the Wi-Fi in your router. After that, connect one end of the ethernet cable to the Bridge and the other end into an available ethernet port on the back of your router. Next, plug in the Hue Bridge by connecting the power adapter to the Bridge and the other end into an available outlet. The Philips Hue bulbs will automatically turn on, letting you know that theyвЂ™re working properly and are ready to be paired to the Hue Bridge. Start by screwing in the light bulbs into the light fixtures that you want to control wirelessly, and be sure to turn the power on for these light fixtures. The Hue White and Color starter kit comes with three bulbs, while the Hue White starter kit comes with two bulbs. When you unbox your Philips Hue lights, youвЂ™ll get a Hue Bridge, a power adapter, an ethernet cable, and either two or three light bulbs, depending on which starter kit you bought. HereвЂ™s what youвЂ™ll need to do in order to get it all up and running. This involves a bit more setup than what you might have originally anticipated, but itвЂ™s actually very easy to set up Philips Hue lights. Your light bulbs connect to the hub, and the hub connects to your router. Since the bulbs canвЂ™t directly connect to your homeвЂ™s Wi-Fi network, the Hue Bridge is a hub that acts as the middleman of sorts. You can also get the cheaper $79 Hue White Starter Kit, which comes with the Hue Bridge and two Hue White bulbs, which are nothing more than just dimmable soft white bulbs. Its most popular, though, is the $199В Hue White and Color Starter Kit, which comes with the required Hue Bridge, as well as three Hue light bulbs that can change colors and do all sorts of neat stuff.

There are a handful of different Hue light bulbs that Philips offers.

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