Controlling Smart Home Devices with K4Community Plus – K4Connect Support Center

This article explains how to access and control your K4Community Smart Home devices using the K4Community Plus app on both web and mobile. Here we provide step-by-step instructions for operating lights, fans, and thermostats remotely through the Home Controls section of the app.

Home Controls are available for communities with a Smart Home subscription. Home Controls may not be available in your app depending on your community's available services.

Web - Open Home Controls

In the web app, go to the left-hand navigation panel.
Click Home Controls > Devices

Mobile - Open Home Controls

On the mobile app go to the bottom menu
Tap on More > Home Controls
- You'll default to looking at the devices section of Home Controls

Controlling Lights

There are two different types of lights you'll see in your Home Controls. On/Off switches and dimmers.

To operate an on/off switch tap the button to toggle between on and off.
To operate dimmers drag the slider left and right to adjust brightness.

Controlling Thermostats

Thermostat changes may take a moment when switching between heating and cooling modes.

Select the thermostat you want to control.
Review the current temperature and mode displayed on the device.
To change the mode click the dropdown field and select from:
- Heat: Ensures your home stays at or above a given temperature
- Cool: Ensures your home stays at or below a given temperature
- Auto Mode: Automatically switches between Heat and Cool modes to keep your home within a chosen range
- Magic Mode: Automatically switches between Heat and Cool modes to keep your home with 3 degrees of a chosen temperature. It's like Auto Mode but you only have to choose one number
- Off - Turns the system off so that it neither heats or cools
To change the set temperature, use the plus (+) and minus (-) buttons to increase or decrease the temperature

Controlling Fans

The fan controls are similar to the dimmers except the slider has 4 settings: Off, Low, Medium, and High

Drag the control to the desired speed or click/tap directly on the desired setting.

Cautionary Notes

Confirm the correct device and room before making changes to avoid adjusting the wrong equipment.
Thermostat changes may take a moment when switching between heating and cooling modes.
If a device does not respond, verify your app is connected and reboot your smart home controller. See Can't Control Smart Home Devices with K4Community Plus for more troubleshooting tips.