Powerline ECO LAN Starter-Kit, WLAN
Plug the Energy Control Switch into an electrical socket. Connect the Energy Control Switch to your wireless network. Connect a device to the Energy Control Switch outlet. The Energy Control Switch allows to monitor power consumption.
The Energy Control Switch is different compared to the previous myStrom range, the new adapters :
- allows only energy management (not internet connection)
- it is based on WLAN, not Powerline
- no need to have a « Powerline ECO LAN Starter-Kit » to enjoy energy management features, only a router with WLAN (Internet-Box, Centro grande) or a WLAN access point (WLAN Booster, Magic Box) is needed.
<b>General</b>
To use the Energy Control Switch and enjoy all advanced features, you may use an app (recommended) or the website. If you have a smartphone or tablet and the Swisscom Internet-Box (or a gateway in the Internet-Box family), the recommended app is the Internet-Box app – otherwise you should use the dedicated myStrom app.
You can also manually turn ON and OFF the device plugged in the adapter by using the “Power” button on the bottom of the adapter.
Warning : except using the “Power” button, all features of the Energy Control Switch require a working WLAN connectivity. If you manually shut down or if you schedule the WLAN of your gateway, no feature will work properly !
<b>Alerts</b>
You can get an alert when the following event occur :
The device connected to the adapter is turned ON or OFF
An unexpected power consumption of the device connected to the adapter is detected. You can define what the adapter should consider excessive, the adapter is also capable to define the standard value automatically
Example of use : detection that a child has turned ON the television
<b>Adapter schedule</b>
You can define a schedule for each day individually or for the whole week, it allows you to decide when to turn ON and OFF the device connected to the adapter. You can setup the scheduler with 30 minutes steps (day view), or even with 1 minute steps (detail view).
Example of use : automatically turn ON your coffee machine each morning, early during week days and later the week end.
<b>Presence simulation</b>
Turn on this feature to randomly turn ON and OFF the device connected to the adapter.
Example of use : with a lamp plugged, this can simulate presence when you’re on holydays.
<b>Cost saver</b>
When the device connected to the adapter is turned into standby, it still uses power. The adapter can automatically power it off completely and allow you to save money.
You can also program the auto shutdown of the device connected to the adapter after a desired time.
Example of use : save costs by turning the TV completely OFF.
<b>Cost calculation, graphics and data export</b>
You can setup the price plan of your electricity supplier (cost, peak hours, etc) and evaluate the costs generated by the device connected to the adapter.
You can monitor the power consumption and cost using graphs (different views and scales are available).
You can also export the consumption datas for further analysis or archive.
Example of use : helps you understand the actual electricity cost of a specific device (connected to the adapter)
