INKBIRD IBS-M1 - Wi-Fi Gateway Manual

Introduction

The Wi-Fi Gateway can be used in conjunction with relevant Bluetooth thermometers and hygrometers or Wireless thermometers and hygrometers to help those equipment to connect to the server through Wi-Fi. Download and install Inkbird Pro app for free, then all connected equipment can be controlled on your phone.
Part of Bluetooth Connection Equipment
Models: IBS-TH1, IBS-TH1 Mini,
IBS-TH1 Plus, IBS-P01B
Part of Wireless Connection Equipment
Models: ITH-20R-O, IBS-P01R-O
Note: Maximum 4 equipment at one time.

Product Features

• Input Voltage: DC 5V, 1000mA
• Maximum Bluetooth Connection Distance: 98ft(the distance will be shorter if there are interferences)
• Wireless transmission frequency: 433Mhz
• Maximum Wireless Connection Distance: 300ft(the distance will be shorter if there are interferences)
• Maximum 4 equipment at one time
• Warranty: 1 year

Wi-Fi Connection

Get a free app for your phone

Get the Inkbird Pro app or IBS-M1 app from Google Play or App Store for free, or you can scan the QR code to download the app you want directly.

Scan QR code to download Inkbird Pro APP

iOS

Android

Scan QR code to download IBS-M1 APP

iOS

Android

Inkbird Pro enables you to control more than one Inkbird product on your phone, including but not limited to IBS-M1 Wi-Fi Gateway. IBS-M1 app is specially built for IBS-M1 Wi-Fi Gateway.
You could control the IBS-M1 Wi-Fi Gateway on your phone with either of them, just choose an app according to your needs.

Connect to your phone

1. Register before using the Inkbird Pro app. Select your Country/Region, enter your phone number or e-mail, then a verification code will be sent to you, enter it to confirm your identity and the registration is done.
2. Open the app and click "+" to start the connection.
3. Plug in the Inkbird Wi-Fi Gateway, the Wi-Fi button will flash rapidly by default, confirm it on your app when promoted, then enter your Wi-Fi password to connect to wireless network, click OK to connect the device.
4. Connection succeed.

Note: Please skip Section "Connect the device in AP mode" if you have already connected your Wi-Fi gateway to the Wi-Fi network successfully, the Section "Connect the device in AP mode" is prepared for customers who have special needs or can not connect their Wi-Fi gateway in this mode.

Connect the device in AP mode

If the Wi-Fi gateway is not connected to your phone, the light of Wi-Fi button will flash rapidly by default. Press and hold the button for about 5 seconds to switch to AP mode, the light of Wi-Fi button will flash slowly in the mode 5 seconds later.

1. Open the app and click "+" to start the connection.
2. Plug in the Inkbird Wi-Fi Gateway, choose the IBS-M1 Wi-Fi gateway, click "AP Mode" of the right top corner, check if the light of Wi-Fi button is blinking slowly and confirm on your app if it is, then enter your Wi-Fi password to connect to wireless network, click OK to connect the device.
3. The app will redirect to your phone's WLAN Setting interface, select the "SmartLife-XXXX" to directly connect to the router without typing in password. Go back to the app and enter the automatic connection interface to click "Done".
4. Connection succeed.

Wi-Fi Reset

Press and hold the "Wi-Fi" button for 5 seconds to reset the Wi-Fi, then repeat the steps above to connect with your phone. The device only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi router.

Main Interface of the IBS-M1 Wi-Fi Gateway on Inkbird Pro

1. Model of the Wi-Fi Gateway device
2. Connection status
3. Model and the picture of the Sensor 1
4. Instant temperature of the internal probe
5. Instant temperature of the external probe
6. The graph of temperature and humidity
7. Basic information of the Wi-Fi Gateway device
8. Switchable temperature unit
9. Battery capacity
10. Instant humidity of the internal probe
11. Settings for Sensor 1

Synchronization and Reset

Synchronization

1. Plug in the IBS-M1 Wi-Fi gateway properly and connect it to your Wi-Fi network according to instructions above.
2. Then install the battery to relevant equipment properly, turn on the device and keep the equipment close to the Wi-Fi Gateway.
   There are 2 minutes for you to synchronize the equipment with the Wi-Fi Gateway, the equipment will enter working mode after 2 minutes.
   Note: Please make sure that the IBS-M1 Wi-Fi gateway is plugged in before turning on other relevant devices.
3. The equipment and the Wi-Fi Gateway device will be successfully synchronized in 2 minutes generally. You can restart the relevant thermometers or hygrometers to resynchronize with the Wi-Fi Gateway when failed.
4. Once the equipment is synchronized with the Wi-Fi Gateway device and the equipment is successfully registered, the indicator light of corresponding channel equipment will turn on, and the Wi-Fi Gateway device will record the registration information of the equipment, you don't need to re-synchronize the relevant equipment with the Wi-Fi Gateway device after changing batteries.
   If the indicator light of the Wi-Fi Gateway corresponding channel flashes for 3 to 5 seconds, it means that the gateway has successfully received the data of the channel once and updated the current temperature and humidity in real time.

Synchronization Reset

Press and hold the Reset button for 5 seconds to reset synchronization, then all the equipment will be disconnected. Please follow the Section "Synchronization" above to re-synchronize the relevant equipment with the Wi-Fi Gateway device.
The indicator light will turn off if the the Wi-Fi Gateway device doesn't receive the data update of the corresponding channel equipment for more than 30 minutes when they are synchronized.

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