GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub Installation Manual

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Smart Garden Hub"

Installation Guide

Revision 2.1, October 2014

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1. Your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

1.1. Welcome

Thank you for purchasing the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub. The GreenIQ

Smart Garden Hub allows you to easily control your garden's irrigation and

lighting, and save money on your water and electricity bills. Your GreenIQ

Smart Garden Hub:

• Automatically adjusts irrigation scheduling based on current and

weather forecast.

• Controls your garden lighting based on sunrise and sunset

schedule changes throughout the year.

• Connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable.

• Connects to rain, soil moisture, fertiliser-level and flow sensors.

• Connects to various Internet-of-Things (IoT) sensors such as

Parrot FlowerPower and Koubachi.

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You have full control of your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub via your iPhone,

iPad, Android smartphone/tablet, PC, Mac and other web-enabled

devices. For more details please visit our web site.

1.2. About this guide

This Installation Guide will walk you through all installation stages. Installing

the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub is easy, but it requires some basic

technical skills. Please read all the instructions in this guide carefully before

starting the installation.

1.3. Inside the box

Inside the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub box you will find the following items:

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GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub

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Incorrect installation might damage the

device, and even cause serious injuries or

death from electrical shock.

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Installation Guide

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User Guide

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Wire Labels Kit

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GreenIQ User Card

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GreenIQ Screwdriver

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Mounting Kit

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Power Adapter

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1-Meter Ethernet Cable

1.4. Technical Support

It is highly recommended that you will read the latest version of this

document. You can find it at the following link:

http://greeniq-systems.com/docs.html

GreenIQ offers technical support at the following link:

http://greeniq-systems.com/techsupport.html!

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1.5. GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub diagram

Figure 1 shows the GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub diagram.

Figure 1

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1. Cover

2. Power Indicator

3. Network Indicator

4. Cover Screws (x3)

5. Mounting Holes (x2)

6. Cable 1 Port

7. Cable 2 Port

8. Ethernet Port (RJ-45)

9. Power Adapter Port

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2. Initial Configuration

2.1. General

It is highly important to activate the unit before installing it at its designated

location.

2.2. Activating your GreenIQ Cloud account

Your GreenIQ Smart Garden Hub must have an active GreenIQ Cloud

account in order to operate properly. Please follow the steps below to

activate your account.

1. Open GreenIQ Web App at http://greeniq.net from any browser on

your smartphone, tablet, PC or Mac.

2. Enter your username and password and press the “Sign In” button.

You can find your username and password on the plastic card

supplied with the unit.

3. If you’re using a mobile device that includes a GPS, make sure that the

GPS is enabled.

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4. Follow the instructions on the screen. If the browser asks for

permission to access your location, you should accept. Your location is

being used only during the activation of your account, in order to allow

the unit to access weather and sunset/sunrise information. The web

app will not attempt to access your location information afterwards.

5. Fill out your name and e-mail address, and accept the Term Of

Service. If you wish to read the full Terms Of Service document, press

the “Terms Of Service” button, or access the document at the following

link: http://greeniq-systems.com/docs.html

6. Press the “Locate Me” button. Make sure that the location on the map

is your garden’s location.

7. Press the “Submit” button.

8. Check your e-mail inbox for a message from GreenIQ. Open the e-mail

message and click the e-mail validation link.

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