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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Change sounds and ringtones ............11 Adjust system volume ................ 11 Change the screen saver settings ............. 11 Put HyPanel in standby mode ............12 Customize the screen saver settings ..........12 Adjust the screen brightness ..............13 Quickly adjust brightness in Control Center ........13 Adjust brightness automatically when lighting changes ....
  • Page 3 Pair devices with HyPanel ..............20 Add third-party smart home devices ............22 See Device Information ................22 Check if the device is connected ............22 See where the device is located ............22 Filter devices by locations ................. 23 Customize the All Devices screen ............. 23 Rearrange the devices ................
  • Page 4 See text messages ..................44 Update, Restart and Reset ................45 Update the system ..................45 Restart your HyPanel ..................46 Restore HyPanel to installer setting ............46 Privacy Policy ..................... 47 Get Help ...................... 47...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    Introduction This guide provides an overview of the features and functions of Akubela HyPanel (version 51.1.21.10). Topics covered by this guide include but not limited to:  Overview of Akubela Home Center.  Personalizing the system your way.  Managing and controlling add-on Zigbee and third-party devices.

  • Page 6: What's New

    What’s New Home Page Display  Set Date & Time  Control Switch, Siren, Door, Light  Control Floor-Heat  Control Shade  Alarm siren notification  Shelly Integration  Yeelight Integration  Somfy Integration  IKEA Integration  Fibaro integration ...

  • Page 7: Before You Start

    Before You Start Akubela allows you to configure and control your home on HyPanel devices, or via the Home Center web interface or BelaHome app. The features and capabilities vary among HyPanels, Home Center, and BelaHome app. This section gives you an insight into what the Home Center is, and the function differences between Home Center and HyPanel devices.
  • Page 8 Contact your service provider, and provide a valid email address and other required information. Once the installation of your Akubela devices is completed, the administrator will receive a Welcome to Akubela email with login account and password. You can see...

  • Page 9: Get Started

    Get started Your HyPanel L1 Control Button L2 Control Button...

  • Page 10: Home

    Contacts are on the first page. Swipe the left to check Security, Energy, Alarm Clock, and Timer on the second home page. Wake and Unlock HyPanel You can quickly wake up your HyPanel from the standby mode when you want to use it again. Wake HyPanel To wake your HyPanel, do one of the following: ...

  • Page 11: Unlock The Screen

    If you’ve set up the screen lock, you need to unlock the screen by drawing a pattern before you can access the device. 1. Wake the HyPanel. 2. Draw the preset pattern. If you did not set up the screen lock, see...
  • Page 12 If it shows connection error (see the picture below), contact your service provider or Akubela technical team for help.

  • Page 13: Personalize Your System

    You may be asked to connect to a network if you restore your HyPanel to the installer settings. You can change the Wi-Fi network or connect the device to a local area network (LAN) at any time during use.

  • Page 14: Change System Language

    The system language is set up by your service provider during the installation. You may be asked to select a language if you restore your HyPanel to the installer settings. You can change the language to your preferred one at any time.

  • Page 15: Change Sounds And Ringtones

    Change the screen saver settings HyPanel turns off the display, locks the screen, and enters the standby mode when you are not using it. The Standby mode helps to keep your HyPanel secure and save battery power.

  • Page 16: Put Hypanel In Standby Mode

    You can customize how long the device takes to enter the standby mode by opening Control Center, and tap > Display > Put in Standby. For example, if you choose 1 min, then HyPanel will enter standby mode in 1 minute of inactivity. Customize the screen saver settings In Display Settings, you can turn the screen saver on or off, and choose the screen saver style.

  • Page 17: Adjust The Screen Brightness

    Adjust the screen brightness You can manually adjust the screen brightness level, or turn on the Auto Brightness feature to let our HyPanel automatically adjust the brightness based on the current lighting conditions. Quickly adjust brightness in Control Center Swipe down from the top edge of any screen to open Control Center, and drag the Display slider up or down to adjust brightness.

  • Page 18: Set Up Do Not Disturb

    Set up Do Not Disturb If you do not want to be disturbed by calls or notifications, you can turn on the Do Not Disturb (DND) feature. In this case, except for the alarm clock, you will not hear any call or notification sound. Quickly Turn DND on or off You can manually turn the DND feature on by swiping down from the top edge of any screen, and tapping...

  • Page 19: Protect Your Hypanel

    NOTE： The alarm sound can still ring while the DND feature is enabled. Protect your HyPanel For better security, use screen lock or settings lock to prevent unintended access to your device or the settings screen. The device will require your password to unlock.

  • Page 20: Set Date & Time

    Set Date & Time You can manually adjust the date and time, or turn on the Set Automatically feature to let our HyPanel automatically gain the date and time. Change Time format 1. Swipe down from the top edge of any screen, then tap >...

  • Page 21: Automatically Date & Time Setting

    Automatically Date & Time Setting 1. Swipe down from the top edge of any screen, then tap > Date & Time. 2. On the Date & Time screen, do any of the following:  Toggle on Set Automatically.  Setup the timezone to calibrate time. Manually Date &...

  • Page 22: Use Hypanel Without Cloud Connectivity

    The time modification in one panel will synchronize with other panels in a house. Use HyPanel without Cloud connectivity You can turn on the Off-Cloud mode to better protect your privacy and enhance your data security. In this mode, all data is saved to the device instead of the cloud backup.

  • Page 23: Manage Devices

    HyPanel is in. Put Devices in paring mode Before pairing the Zigbee devices with the HyPanel, you should know how to put them in the pairing mode. To put devices not listed below in paring mode, you can refer to their manuals.

  • Page 24: Pair Devices With Hypanel

    Pair devices with HyPanel 1. Swipe down from the top edge of any screen to open Control Center, and > Add device. HyPanel will search for nearby devices. 2. Put the Zigbee device you want to add in pairing mode.
  • Page 25 3. The screen displays the searched device. Select it, and tap Next. 4. Name the device and choose its location, tap Done > Next. 5. The newly added device will be shown on All Devices screen. You can also see here to learn more about how to add Zigbee devices from Home Center web interface.

  • Page 26: Add Third-Party Smart Home Devices

    Home Center web interface. See Device Information HyPanel allows you to see all the added devices and check their information, including their connection status and locations. Check if the device is connected 1.

  • Page 27: Filter Devices By Locations

    Filter devices by locations You can see the list of devices in each room easily by using the filter. 1. Wake up your HyPanel, and tap Devices to access All Devices screen. 2. Tap next to All Devices at the top of the screen.

  • Page 28: Reorder The Room List

    If you prefer your rooms in alphabetical order, or in the order you choose them as a routine, do as the following to rearrange them. 1. Wake up your HyPanel, and tap Devices to access All Devices screen. 2. Tap next to All Devices, and select Room Management from the drop-down list.

  • Page 29: Control Devices

    Control devices Control relays HyPanel supports for directly wiring 2 devices, e.g., 2 lights, to its flush mounted module. These two devices are displayed as relays on the All Devices screen. Turn relays on or off with a tap You can control the relays from All Devices screen or by the physical buttons on HyPanel's flush mounted module.
  • Page 30  Toggle Two Finger Gestures on or off.  Choose which relay to be controlled on the left side of the screen.  Choose which relay to be controlled on the right side of the screen.  Toggle Three Finger Gestures on or off. The following are the gestures and the corresponding actions they trigger, if you enable two- and three-finger gesture features, and choose to control Relay 1 from the left side of the screen and Relay 2 from the right side.

  • Page 31: Control Sockets

    to connect the lines that control the opening and closing of the motor to relay1 and relay2 respectively, so as to control the opening and closing of the curtains by sliding relay1 and relay2. Three-finger gesture is not available in such use case. Control sockets To turn on your smart socket, on All Devices screen, tap the socket.

  • Page 32: Control Shade

    background becomes highlighted, indicating that turning on Automation mode. Otherwise, the automation mode is turned off. NOTE: After starting the automatic adjustment mechanism, if the current temperature is lower than the preset temperature, the relay will keep opened to increase the temperature to reach the preset temperature; if the current temperature is higher than the preset temperature, the floor heat will be turned off, and this cycle makes the indoor relatively constant temperature.

  • Page 33: Home Automation

    Customize the Scenes screen You can rearrange your scenes to have them display in the order you want. 1. Wake up your HyPanel, and tap Scenes to access the Scenes screen. 2. Tap at the top. Select, drag, and drop scenes to the order you want them.

  • Page 34: Run A Scene With Manual Activation Conditions

    A scene with auto condition(s) : is a scene set to be activated based  on a schedule or an event.  If the icon is orange , it means the scene is enabled. As long as its preset conditions are met, the task will be triggered. ...

  • Page 35: Lighting

    Lighting Turn a light on or off On the All Devices screen, select the light you want to control. Tap turn the light on. To turn it off, tap this icon again. Make the light brighter or dimmer 1. On All Devices screen, select the light you want to control. 2.

  • Page 36: Change The Light Color

    Change the light color 1. On All Devices screen, select the desired light. 2. Tap , pick the color you like from the palette, then tap Make the light color warmer or cooler You can adjust your light color temperature. Color temperature refers to how warm or cool light appears.

  • Page 37: Environment

    Environment Comfort Change Ecobee mode Use HyPanel to switch Ecobee modes. On the All Device screen, tap your Ecobee device image once to switch the current mode to the next. Timer and alarm clock Set the timer Use the timer to count down from a specified time.

  • Page 38: Set An Alarm Clock

    When your timer finishes, tap to go back to the previous screen. To restart this timer, tap 3. If you want to stop the running timer, on the countdown screen:  To pause the timer, tap  To cancel the timer, tap Set an alarm clock You can set an alarm clock to wake you up, or to remind you to do something.
  • Page 39  Sound: Choose a ringtone.  Snooze: To delay the alarm for a few minutes. 4. Tap at the top right to save it. To cancel an alarm, on Alarm screen, move the toggle next to the alarm time. Change or remove an alarm clock 1.

  • Page 40: Energy

    The Energy feature only applies to smart devices that support energy data collection. 1. Wake up your HyPanel, and swipe to the second home page to the Energy screen. 2. On the Energy screen, you can see the day before: ...
  • Page 41 4. To track each room’s power usage, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. The details screen opens. 5. To track each device’s power usage in a room, tap next to the room’s consumption data. The room’s details screen opens.

  • Page 42: Security

    Home Center web interface so that you can arm your system. To arm your system, do as the following: 1. Tap anywhere of HyPanel display to wake it up, and swipe to the second home page to the Security screen.

  • Page 43: Disarm Your System

    If receiving an alert push when the system is armed, it will be disarmed automatically once you deal with the alert. Enable alarm siren and alert push when alarming To allow your HyPanel sounds the siren and push the alert when an alarm is triggered, do as the following: 1. Tap at the left corner of the scene image.

  • Page 44: Alarm Siren Notification

    3. The siren feature is enabled. To disable the siren, tap , and enter the preset code. Alarm Siren Notification When the alarm is triggered, you will receive the alarm notification on the panel. Tap Disarm to disable the siren sound. Use the intercom Control door locks You can lock and unlock any connected door locks.

  • Page 45: Control Door Phones

    When you are upstairs and your visitor rings, you can unlock the door on HyPanel without having to rush down to the intercom. 1. Tap anywhere of the HyPanel screen to wake it up. 2. Tap Devices to go to the All Devices screen.
  • Page 46 You are also able to call the door phone to see and hear who the visitor is. To do so, see the section Make one-to-one voice calls in this guide.

  • Page 47: Communication In Family

    Make one-to-one voice calls You can call any device, including the door phones, in your family, or family member’s through HyPanel. You can also receive their calls on HyPanel. To make calls, do as the following: 1. Tap Contacts to go to the Contacts screen.

  • Page 48: Send Audio Messages

    Lift your finger to send the message. See text messages HyPanel allows you to see text messages sent from BelaHome App or SmartPanels. However, you cannot send messages through HyPanel. To see the received text message, go to Contacts screen, and select the contact.

  • Page 49: Update, Restart And Reset

    Update, Restart and Reset Update the system To update HyPanel to the latest version, swipe down from the top edge of any screen to open Control Center, and tap > Update. On the Update screen, do any of the following: ...

  • Page 50: Restart Your Hypanel

    > Reboot & Reset > Reboot. Restore HyPanel to installer setting You can restore HyPanel to the settings that are configured by your installer. 1. Swipe down from the top edge of any screen to open Control Center. 2. Tap...

  • Page 51: Privacy Policy

    Privacy Policy As you use our services, you trust us with your information. We will keep working hard to protect your data. The Privacy Policy is meant to help you be clear about what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can protect your privacy.
  • Page 52 Appendix - Features and Functions of Home Center web interface Set up all devices’ system language ............2 Turn on the Off-Cloud mode ................ 3 Add Zigbee devices ..................4 Add third-party devices ................6 Create and manage automation scenes ........... 34 Activate your scenes ..................

  • Page 53: Set Up All Devices' System Language

    Set up all devices’ system language NOTE: Once you change the system language from the Home Center web interface, the change will apply to all devices within the family. From the left side menu of the web page, click Setting, then select Language. —...

  • Page 54: Turn On The Off-Cloud Mode

    Turn on the Off-Cloud mode You can use Akubela devices without connecting to Akubela Cloud. Just note that, in the Off-Cloud mode, all data cannot be backed up to the Cloud server, and features including firmware updates and mobile App control are excluded.

  • Page 55: Add Zigbee Devices

    Add Zigbee devices Zigbee devices, such as sensors, emergency button, and more, can be added from home center web interface. Add Zigbee devices manually 1. From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. 2. On the pop-up window, select Add Device > Select Device Type. 3.
  • Page 56 Auto-add Zigbee device by scanning feature From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. On the pop-up window, select Add Device > Scan Device by Gateway, and then select the gateway device. Put the Zigbee device you want to add in paring mode. Wait for your device to be discovered by the gateway.

  • Page 57: Add Third-Party Devices

    Add third-party devices You can connect many smart home devices to the home center device from the web interface. Philips Hue integration Before you start 1. Power your light. 2. Plug your bridge in and power it up. Connect the bridge to the same local network as your home center device. Add a Philips Hue light 1.
  • Page 58 4. Wait for your device to be discovered. Press the button on the bridge, and then tap Submit. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 6. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish. —...
  • Page 59 TP-Link Kasa integration Before you start 1. Power your TP-Link Kasa device. 2. Set up your TP-Link Kasa device in Kasa Smart App. 3. Connect your TP-Link Kasa device to the same local network as your home center device. Add a TP-Link Kasa 1.
  • Page 60 3. On the searching result page, select the device. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 5. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish. Lutron Caseta integration Before you start 1. Make sure your Lutron Caseta switch installed for the lights you want to control.
  • Page 61 port on your router. The bridge should be in the same local network as your home center device. 3. Add and set up your Lutron Smart Bridge and Lutron Caseta switch in Lutron app. Add a Lutron Caseta switch From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner.
  • Page 62 Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish. Sonos integration Sonos Roam SL Before you start 1. Turn on your Sonos Roam SL. 2. Add and set up Roam SL in Sonos app. 3.
  • Page 63 Add a Sonos Roam SL From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. On the pop-up window, select Add Device > Add Ecosystem Device >SONOS. On the searching result page, select the device. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish.
  • Page 64 The newly-added device will be displayed on the panel’s All Devices screen. And a Music screen will also be added. You can swipe left or right to the Music screen. Sonos Beam Gen 2 Before you start 1. Connect your Beam Gen 2 to power. 2.
  • Page 65 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 5. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish. 6. The newly-added device will be displayed on the panel’s All Devices screen. And a Music screen will also be added. You can swipe left or right to the Music screen.
  • Page 66 If you want to any Sonos device after having added one, just connect the device to Sonos App, then Hypanle will add it automatically. Yale locks integration Before you start 1. Connect your Yale lock to power. 2. Put the lock to pairing mode. Add a Yale lock 1.
  • Page 67 3. On the searching result page, select the device. 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 5. Select the room where the device is located, name the device, and tap Finish. Ring Video Doorbell integration Before you start 1. Connect your Ring video doorbell to power. 2.
  • Page 68 3. Connect the doorbell to the same local network as your home center device. Add a Ring Video Doorbell 1. From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. 2. On the pop-up window, select Add Device > Add Ecosystem Device >Ring Video Doorbell 4.
  • Page 69 5. Enter the verification code you received. Tap Submit. 6. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 7. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. Ecobee integration Before you start 1. Power your Ecobee4. 2. Add and set up Ecobee4 in Ecobee app. 3.
  • Page 70 4. Log at ecobee.com, and click at the upper right. 5. Select Developer. On the followed page, you can see the API key. Copy the key. NOTE: Do NOT leave or close the website. You will need it in the adding process. Add a Ecobee4 1.
  • Page 71 3. On the search result page, select the device. 4. On the followed view, paste its API key to the box, and tap Submit. 5. The next screen displays a PIN code. Copy the PIN, tap Go to PIN authorization, and login with your Ecobee username and password. 6.
  • Page 72 7. Tap Confirm on the next page. 8. Go back to BelaHome, and tap Submit. 9. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. — 21 —...
  • Page 73 10. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. Shelly integration Before you start 1. Power your Shelly. 2. Add and set up Shelly in Shelly app. 3. Connect the Shelly to the same local network as your home center device.
  • Page 74 3. On the search result page, select the device. 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 5. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. — 23 —...
  • Page 75 Yeelight integration Before you start 1. Power your Yeelight light. 2. Add and set up the light in Yeelight app. 3. Connect the light to the same local network as your home center device. Add Yeelight 1. From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner.
  • Page 76 3. On the search result page, select the device. 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 5. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. — 25 —...
  • Page 77 Somfy integration Before you start 1. Power your Somfy gateway. 2. Connect the gateway to the same local network as your home center device. 3. Somfy curtain motor has been connected with gateway. 4. Ensure System ID and IP address, do as the following: ...
  • Page 78 Add Somfy curtain/shade 1. From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. On the pop-up window, select Somfy. 3. Enter system ID and IP address 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. — 27 —...
  • Page 79 5. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. IKEA integration Before you start 1. Make sure the IKEA curtain motor battery work normally. 2. Hold the two reset key about 5s according to the IKEA manual. Add IKEA curtain 3.
  • Page 80 5. On the search result page, select the device. 6. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. 7. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. — 29 —...
  • Page 81 Fibaro integration Before you start 1. Power your Fibaro Hub. 2. Check the Hub login account and password. The default information is on the label of hub. 3. Log in Hub web, >Network to check whether the hub network is in the same local network as your home center device.
  • Page 82 4. Make sure the web connection is http or http/https. Add Fibaro smart home 1. From the Home page or the Setting page, click in the upper right corner. 2. On the pop-up window, select Fibaro. — 31 —...
  • Page 83 3. Enter the Fibaro hub information.  URL: the fibaro hub IP address. And the format must be http:// fibaro hub IP/api/.  Username：Fibaro hub login username.  Password：Fibaro hub login password. 4. Confirm the adding results, and tap Next. —...
  • Page 84 5. Specify the device’s location, name it, and tap Finish. — 33 —...

  • Page 85: Create And Manage Automation Scenes

    Auto and manual scene: is based on a schedule, an event, and a tap or click. Create Your Scene An Akubela scene consists of condition(s) and task(s). When the conditions are met, the preset tasks or actions could be triggered. For example, you can create a scene that turns off lights when you leave.
  • Page 86  Manual Activation. If selected, the preset tasks can be triggered by tapping the scene icon on HyPanel.  Time. To trigger the tasks at a specific time and on certain days.  Devices. To trigger the tasks based on certain devices’ actions. For example, when a motion detector detects something, or the door lock unlocks.
  • Page 87 AND or OR conditions When you set up several conditions for one scene, choose if you want the actions to activate when all the conditions are matched, or any of them is met. Select tasks The task is an action or actions to perform when preset conditions are met. Click in the Tasks filed, and select one or more of the following: ...
  • Page 88 Edit a scene To modify the name, image, conditions, or tasks, tap Scenes > Scenes > > Edit Scene. The Edit Scenes screen opens. Delete a scene If you do not need a scene any more, tap Scenes > Scenes > >...

  • Page 89: Activate Your Scenes

    Scene types and their icons The Scenes page displays all scenes within the family. The scene type icons are a bit different with those on Akubela devices. Auto scene : is a scene set to be activated based on a schedule or ...
  • Page 90 Run a scene with time or action conditions You do not have to do anything to run an auto scene. Once the preset conditions are met, the scene is activated automatically. See scenes logs You can view scenes activities logs, including automation scenes logs and security scenes logs, on the home center web interface and BelaHome App.

  • Page 91: Create And Manage Security Modes

    Configure default security modes There are 3 default security modes in Akubela: Home, Away, and Night. You can customize their conditions and tasks. 1. From the Home Center web interface, click Scenes > Security, and click the at the bottom right of the mode you want to customize.
  • Page 92  In Tasks field, do any of the following:  Toggle the Alarm Siren on or off.  Trigger Relay. Select the relay to be triggered when an alarm occurs.  Make Call. Choose family members to be called when an alarm occurs.
  • Page 93 See or edit the security mode To see or change the settings of either a default mode or a custom mode, click Scenes > Security, and click the at the bottom right of the mode you want to customize. The editing screen opens. Remove a custom security mode Enable alarm siren and alert push when alarming...
  • Page 94 icon and it will change to be You can also disable this feature for all security modes at one time by clicking at the upper right. Arm and disarm your system The custom mode and a default mode are allowed to be enabled at the same time.

  • Page 95: Family Accounts Management

    Family accounts management In Akubela, there are various account types with different permissions. The following are the three default types of accounts and their associated permissions:  Administrator. One and only. Having permissions to log in to the Home Center web interface, access all available features and functions, manage family data, and manage family member accounts.
  • Page 96 2. Do any of the following:  Modify your name.  Change your login password.  Unbind your account with the family, and give up all family-associated permissions. Before proceeding, you have to transfer the administrator rights to another family member. Tap Unbind Family > Unbind And Transfer Administrator Permissions,...
  • Page 97 Add family members BelaHome allows the administrator to add new family members and grant them different permissions to access the Akubela system. The specific steps differ according to system’s Cloud connection modes. 1. Go to >...
  • Page 98 2. Do one of the following: In Cloud mode. Fill in the member’s information and email to receive  login username and password, and choose its authority. When you’re finished, you can see the new account being listed on the Family Member page with the icon.
  • Page 99 NOTE: If your system turns off the Off-Cloud mode, then the accounts created in this mode must be upgraded to the full-function Cloud ones so that they can be used. Upgrade Off-Cloud accounts When the system is changed from the off-Cloud mode to the Cloud mode, you have to upgrade the off-Cloud accounts to enable them to access remote control, intercom, and more features.

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