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=='''Connect Your Hub'''==
== '''Connect Your Hub''' ==
 
  
  
 
#Insert the USB stick (grey side up) into either USB slot.
 
#Insert the USB stick (grey side up) into either USB slot.
 
#Connect your Hub to your network using the included Ethernet cable.
 
#Connect your Hub to your network using the included Ethernet cable.
#Plug in your Hub using the included 5V power supply. There is no power switch; once you plug in your up it is powered up and you are ready to register your hub.  
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#Plug in your Hub using the included 5V power supply. There is no power switch; once you plug in your up it is powered up and you are ready to register your hub.
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Note: you can improve the performance of your hub by placing it in a central location, free from metal obstructions.  
 
Note: you can improve the performance of your hub by placing it in a central location, free from metal obstructions.  
  
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== '''Register Your Hub''' ==
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=='''Register Your Hub'''==
  
  
 
#Visit <nowiki>portal.hubitat.com*</nowiki> and Login.
 
#Visit <nowiki>portal.hubitat.com*</nowiki> and Login.
#Your new Hub should appear in the Hubitat Elevation list.
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#Your new Hub should appear in the Hubitat™ Elevation list.
 
#Click the ''Register Hub'' button to link your Hub to your account.
 
#Click the ''Register Hub'' button to link your Hub to your account.
 
#Wait for registration to complete. You will then be taken to a landing page to name your hub. Give it a good name and click ''Get Started''.
 
#Wait for registration to complete. You will then be taken to a landing page to name your hub. Give it a good name and click ''Get Started''.
 
#:[[File:Namehub.png|400px]]
 
#:[[File:Namehub.png|400px]]
#Next you will be taken to the Location page your Hubitat Elevation Web Interface.
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#Next you will be taken to the Location page your Hubitat™ Elevation Web Interface.
 
#:[[File:Locationpage1.1.6.png|400px]]
 
#:[[File:Locationpage1.1.6.png|400px]]
#Set up your location by naming your Hub and entering your zip code. The rest of your location data will populate automatically. After your registration is complete you can come back into the Location settings and move the location pin to your precise location.  
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#Set up your location by naming your Hub and entering your zip code. The rest of your location data will populate automatically. After your registration is complete you can come back into the Location settings and move the location pin to your precise location.
 
#Click ''Save.'' You will now be taken to the main menu of your Web Interface. Now that your hub is registered, you can begin adding devices, setting modes and building rules in our various included apps.
 
#Click ''Save.'' You will now be taken to the main menu of your Web Interface. Now that your hub is registered, you can begin adding devices, setting modes and building rules in our various included apps.
  
 
<nowiki>* Your computer must be on the same Local Area Network as your hub in order to register and access the Web Interface.</nowiki>
 
<nowiki>* Your computer must be on the same Local Area Network as your hub in order to register and access the Web Interface.</nowiki>

Revision as of 03:52, 22 October 2018

Before you can begin automating your hub, you must complete the setup and registration process.


Connect Your Hub

  1. Insert the USB stick (grey side up) into either USB slot.
  2. Connect your Hub to your network using the included Ethernet cable.
  3. Plug in your Hub using the included 5V power supply. There is no power switch; once you plug in your up it is powered up and you are ready to register your hub.

Note: you can improve the performance of your hub by placing it in a central location, free from metal obstructions.

Hub Setup.jpg


Register Your Hub

  1. Visit portal.hubitat.com* and Login.
  2. Your new Hub should appear in the Hubitat™ Elevation list.
  3. Click the Register Hub button to link your Hub to your account.
  4. Wait for registration to complete. You will then be taken to a landing page to name your hub. Give it a good name and click Get Started.
    Namehub.png
  5. Next you will be taken to the Location page your Hubitat™ Elevation Web Interface.
    Locationpage1.1.6.png
  6. Set up your location by naming your Hub and entering your zip code. The rest of your location data will populate automatically. After your registration is complete you can come back into the Location settings and move the location pin to your precise location.
  7. Click Save. You will now be taken to the main menu of your Web Interface. Now that your hub is registered, you can begin adding devices, setting modes and building rules in our various included apps.

* Your computer must be on the same Local Area Network as your hub in order to register and access the Web Interface.