Create and Manage Smart Home Scenes – K4Connect Support Center

Smart home scenes are pre-programmed settings that automatically control your smart home devices based on certain inputs like time of day or status of another device.

Examples of scenes you can create include but are not limited to:

Setting your thermostat to a preferred temperature for morning or night time.
Turning on a light when motion is detected. This can also be limited to a certain time of day

Click through the tabs below to learn how to create and manage your scenes.

Scene Creator Overview

Smart Home Scene Creator allows residents to create customized routines that automatically control supported smart home devices based on their preferences and daily routines.

Navigate to Scenes

Go to More > Home Controls.
Select Scenes.

Create a New Scene

Select Create Scene.
Enter a name for the scene.
Select the device or devices you want the scene to control.

Configure the Scene

Choose the action you want the device to perform.
Configure the appropriate setting or value.
Add additional devices or actions as needed.

Set the Trigger

Choose when or how you want the scene to run
Review the trigger and device action

Save the Scene

Review the scene settings.
Select Save.

Change a Device at a Certain Time

Navigate to Scenes

Go to More > Home Controls.
Select Scenes.

Create the Scene

Select the Scenes tab.
Select the + button to add a new scene.
Under Select a wizard, select Change a device at a certain time, then select Next.

Choose the device you want to control

Under Set Scene, select the device you want to control.
Select the command you want the device to perform.
Select Next.

Set the time you want the scene to trigger

Under Set Trigger, select Time.
Set the time when you want the device to perform the selected action.
Select Next.

Name the scene

Enter a name for the scene.
Select Submit to save the scene.

Trigger a Scene by another device

Navigate to Scenes

Go to More > Home Controls.
Select Scenes.

Add a new scene

Select the + button to add a new scene.
Under Select a wizard, select Triggered by another device, then select Next.

Select the device you want to control

Under Set Scene, select the device you want to control.
Select the command you want the device to perform.
Select Next.

Set the trigger for the scene

Under Set Trigger, select the device that will trigger the scene.
Select the event that will trigger the scene.
Select Next.

Set the time range for the scene (optional)

Under When, set the time range during which the scene can be triggered.
- If you don't configure a "When" the scene will be active 24 hours
Select Next.

Name and save the scene

Enter a name for the scene.
Select Submit to save the scene.

Manage your home's temperature

Navigate to Scenes

Go to More > Home Controls.
Select Scenes.

Select the Temperature Wizard

Under Select a wizard, select Manage my temperature.
Select Next.

Set the Thermostat

Under Select a device, select Thermostat.
Under Set Mode, select the desired thermostat mode.
If you select Cool, Heat, or another mode that requires a temperature, enter the desired temperature.
Select Next.

Set the Time

Select the Time field.
Set the time when you want the thermostat to change to the selected temperature and mode.
Select Next.

Name and Save the Scene

Enter a name for the scene.
Select Submit to save the scene.
Confirm that the new temperature scene appears under the Scenes tab.