How to Pair 2 or More Remotes/Sensors with TRADFRI from IKEA (Instructions in Description)
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- Опубліковано 17 жов 2019
- Did you buy a few different TRÅDFRI remotes from IKEA for your smart lights? Didn't buy a gateway? This is how I paired multiple remotes together so they are linked to the same group.
Step 0:
If you have been pairing both remotes already and didn't work, factory reset both remotes by pressing the sync button 4 times really fast (within 5 seconds). Once both remotes have been reset, move onto step 1.
Step 1:
Pair main remote with lights (in my case, I paired the controller remote with my two colour changing lights)
Step 2:
Walk away from your lights (at least a metre) and hold both remotes together.
Step 3:
Reveal back panel of both remotes so you can see the sync button.
Step 4:
Press and hold the main remote (the one you just paired the lights to) for 1 second then press and hold the second remote (do not let go of the first remote, hold both of them). Press both buttons for 10 seconds. You will see a faint led flash.
NB: You should have now successfully paired both remotes together. If in the case where you have a sensor and controller remote, I have noticed that the sensor only works if you turn off the lights with the controller first, otherwise the timer does not go off automatically to switch off.
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Thanks to you and a little more clarity from Maribel Marin, below, I totally solved my problem with my Nymane 5 spot ceiling lamp fitted with 5 Tradfri warm / cool GU 10 dimmer lights and Ikea motion sensor not synching .
So here’s the right sequence:
1 Start with switching off the wall ( or mains ) power for your lights
2.Reboot both remote controls by pressing the pairing switches 4 times in 5 secs on both devices
3.Switch on your lights at the main switch ( either by the wall switch if you have one or by the mains power board if you don’t have a wall switch )
4. Pair the light(s) with the circular Tradfri remote, holding the pairing button down right next to each light for a good 15 secs until it stops dimming up and down. Do this for each light.
5. This is the most important part that no one else has stated, and it took me a few goes to realise it: On the circular remote, press the on / off switch to turn all your lights OFF
6.Go to another room, with both the circular remote and the motion sensor and close the doors.
7. Press the pair button on the circular remote first , being careful not to press any buttons on the front , press for one second but don’t let go , then right next to it, press the pair button on the motion sensor HOLDING BOTH DOWN AT THE SAME TIME for at least 10 seconds ( thanks to Mirabel for this point )
8. Open the door and go out the those troublesome lights , hang up the motion sensor , and voila ! ( or as we Aussies like to say “ Bugger Me ! “) your Ikea lights will come on and stay on for 3 minutes
Awesome explanation! I was really struggling to make this both working together, but thanks to this comment I was able to configure it in 1 minute. Key point to turn off lights with the remote control before!! Thank you again!
Wouu, I can´t believet it. It working! Thank you so much, guys please read instructions carefully.
You're a hero! Thanks!
I had to factory reset my remote first before i got this working.
You can factory reset a remote by quickly pressing the pairing button 4 times (whithin 5 seconds)
Nice, good tip, thanks!
This comment should be pinned, thanks.
Brilliant thank you
ah thank you, i was about to lose it!
Haha, thanks a lot. It helps me understand that Ikea tutorial video for hours still unable to explain clearly. Thanks so much🙏☺️
thank you searched and searched but thought in the end i had a duff sensor. changed batteries and still nothing bought new one but tried you tube once more with correct search engine and found you.... awesome.. p.s anyone want a new sensor ... never used .. 🙂
Thanks for the tip. I have 2 desks in a study and wanted to pick up more movement from either person to keep the lights on - one sensor near each desk. I already had a Tradfri motion sensor linked to a ceiling FLOALT LED panel (60cm x 60cm 34W). I added an identical Tradfri motion sensor by pairing the second one (new, out of the box) to the first one (without resetting the first one), holding down both link buttons until the red LEDs pulsed on the front.
I put one sensor in a drawer to confirm that the other one would turn on the light with motion, then swapped them to confirm that they are interchangeable for motion purposes. Both are set to daylight mode (i.e. always detect motion).
I infer that the logic is: if either sensor detects motion in the last 3 minutes, the lights remain on, and if neither sensor detects motion for 3 minutes, the lights will go off. It is a logical OR operation.
So 2 sensors paired work. Can anyone tell us what the upper limit is?
Yes! Just what I needed. Works with the new Rodret switch/dimmer as well.
Thanks! Was going crazy trying to follow ikea's app instructions to no avail
Ong thank you so much.
Like other people said below in the chat, I had to reset both, pair the remote with the bulb again, move to another room and then follow your instructions - pair the original remote with the sensor.
Hold original remote for 1sec and without letting go, hold the sensor pair button and continue holding for 10sec.
Only thing was that there was no light on the remotes to show they worked. But it did!!!
Now, I also want to note that once it senses me, I turn it off with the remote, but I need to wait 3min before it'll sense me again with the sensor to turn on automatically... 🤷🏻♀️
Thanks mate what a pain it was to fiddle with it an easy solution at last!
Whenever my batteries die I always com to Your video. Thanks dad! :-)
Lol cool! Np :D
Thank You for figuring that ou; it's greatly appreciated. It's such a PITA to remember that at my age especially since it only needs done once every two years when the batteries need changed.
Thanks !!! After a few attempts it did work !
Np! It has to be done away from the lights so they don't sync each globe (instead of your remote). Enjoy!
Great tip. Now I need to do something similar with my Tradfri Dimmer, Tradfri LED Driver, and SmartThings
After calling to Ikea customer service Holland, they did not recommend pairing to remotes (lol) This instruction worked!!! Thank you soooo much. (I use the Stybar remotes)
Lol...that's funny. They probably just don't see it in the instructions so tried to get rid of you hehe.
They trynna sell their other product "the gateway" 😂
Thanks a lot !! Works perfectly
Thanks for the tip, I was able to pair the older Trådfri remote E1810 and the newer E1743 TRÅDFRI ON/OFF switch.
You are my hero. Thank you so much.
You are a life saver!!! Thank yooooooou!
😁
Great! Thanks Buddy! One sidenote: I have a 3 gunnarp kitchen setup wanted to pair just 1 with the new remote then realized this. If you then start with the remote to remote cloning 1st step reset the new remote with the 4 press within 5 seconds. For me it only worked after reset.
2024: I already had a TRADFRI motion sensor and just bought a new STYRBAR remote. After some time and unsuccessful attempts to get them to work together, I found a solution. The steps are slightly different from these:
1. Reset the TRADFRI sensor and the STYRBAR remote (Press 4 times pairing button)
2. Paired the sensor with the bulb.
3. I paired the remote with the sensor by pressing the pairing button on the sensor first for one second, then the button on the remote and holding both for 10 seconds.
4. When both devices start flashing, it means that the pairing is completed successfully.
If you pair first the remote with the bulb, and then the sensor with the remote, the light will not turn off. Only the light color will change to default when the motion is detected.
Thank you. After trying a whole evening this was the tip that worked. Factory reset right before pairing. Start pairing while the factory reset motion sensor is still blinking. I paired 3 ekstra sensors to the original one in less than 2 minutes.
Big thanks to you
Thanks! I’m facing this problem.
I love YOU!!!!!
Great tip, I'll just note in step 4, I had to hold the first remote for around 5 seconds then pressed the second remote pair button. Other than that it worked great.
Thanks for the video.
Same for me. I had to hold the first remote for about 5 seconds first for it to work.
Does the motion sensor work with the led driver? I have under cabinet lights connected to the remote, but would like to have motion sensor on too.
Thanks for this. But I have had absolutely no luck with my Tradfri drivers for wardrobe strip lights. Can't seem to get the motion sensor to work at all, even when I unpair the wireless control. Did you pair both individually before doing this, or just paired the wireless control and paired them to each other? Also, when you leave the room, do they turn off themselves?
When I leave the room, they turn off based off of a timer (1min, 5min or 10min)
I did not pair them individually. They are paired as in the video.
When you pair your motion sensor to the strip light, there's a link button on the bottom...I believe if you first pair the controller to the strip light, then pair the sensor to the controller, it will activate. Just don't do it too close to the strip light as you may accidentally pair it to the light instead of the controller.
Thank you! Also tried this with 2 x little square tradfri remotes, the cheaper one. Here's how I got it working:
1. Factory reset both remotes pressing the pairing button 4 or 5 times quickly
2. Going around each lamp and turning the light on manually, then pairing each light to one tradfri remote
3. In the same room (but more than 10cm away from be a smart bulb) , I held down the pair button on the first tradfri remote that I had just paired with the lightbulbs, and then held down the pair button on the other remote that was not yet paired with anything. You'll know you have paired both tradfri remotes when there's a faint red glow from both remotes. I held both for about 10 seconds.
4. Done!
The red light on my remote won't flash. Do you know this problem?
@@fund4 does it have batteries? Are you in a dark room because light is dim.
Are you using the Gateway or without?
@@hellotwinkie without. I don't own a gateway
@@cromptonenator thanks for the reply. I’ve been been using the round full controller and got the dimmer to see if I could pair it to it. No dice. I guess I’m going back to get another dimmer tomorrow to see if it will also work for me. Reaaally want to be able to control the hall way light from both downstairs and upstairs like a 3 way switch
Thanks for this. Worked like a charm! however after doing so while remote and sensor worked to control the light none of these three appeared in the app. What I ended up doing to get remote and sensor AND app is the following: 1) I reset light bulb and both remotes. Tricky part with the light is you need to switch it on off 6 times and then it flickers - but it takes quite a while to flicker after having done on/off 6 times. 2) via the app I added a light, chose to do so with a remote. 3) this asks me to pair remote to hub (hold button 10 secs), the hub then flashes. 4) then pair remote with light - same thing as the hub just with the light. 5) then in the app select the room or group now showing light and remote, and on the top line via three dots select: add control mechanism. Select what type (sensor in my case) and pair sensor to hub. Quite complex but all now works
Hello, is it possible to pair two motion detectors to a single light bulb? To two light bulbs? Thank you for the useful video.
I believe you can, however if it's a colour changing bulb, it will lack the ability to change colours. Once it senses, it will start on a default white colour.
@@LetMeFixIT Has any work-around been able to address being unable to keep a colour & brightness setting as the default when using a paired remote & sensor? If not, do any other Manufactures bulbs have this feature? Thanks
@@stuarttruebluegroup8801 Oh...what do you mean? Mine keeps the colour just fine when I turn it on and off...unless you're turning it off from the light switch? I never shut down my main power for these lights. When I wave my hand over the sensor, it comes back with the correct colour everytime.
Thanks. Is it possible to make one ”Master switch” that turns everything on/off? If example I have 3 remotes, one controls lights in room 1 and second remote controls lights in room 2. Can I setup that 3rd remote to control both of those rooms?
Hmm...yes, I believe this should work. The light bulbs don't know how to remember the controllers. The controllers remember the lights. Each controller will pair with a light, you can pair more the one to it. I know that because I control two lights with one remote .
eg: controller 1 pairs with light A; controller 2 pairs with light B; controller 3 pairs with light A and B.
@@LetMeFixIT Did some research and apparently you need Ikea Shortcut button for that. You can run scenes from HomeKit/Alexa/Google Assistant with that. So I can just make ”turn group A and group B on/off” scene and link that scene to Trådfri Shortcut Button.
Nice ! I am trying to do the same with the IKEA Shortcut buttons. Not sure if it will work. I assume you have to pair the first remote with the gateway ? Do you need to pair the second remote with the gateway as well ? Thank you
I didn't get the gateway but if you have one, I would assume pairing to the gateway would hope the app will have some sort of method for this? eg, some sort of grouping system.
@@LetMeFixIT unfortunately the app doesn't allow light(group)s to be controlled by more than 1 remote.
One of the biggest flaws in the system if you ask me, but I will try your procedure for a group I have at home, with some luck there won't be an issue. Otherwise I'll keep using my homeassistant automation solution.
Can I connect two Tradfri motion sensors to trigger the same led strip driver? When I try this method it will only remember the latest connection it made.
Depending on if they have changed it, the trick is to pair them together. A few things you must do:
Hold them close when pairing
Pair them away from your light (in another room for example)
Press and hold one button down then the other button immediately. (Don't let go of the other one)
@@LetMeFixIT Appreciate your quick response. I haven't been able to successfully connect them both so I bought an extra driver instead. Cheers! :)
So i have to buy a sensor for two lamps? The round remote used to work for both . They both now work but one can’t change colour since i put in in another room
I've only ever been able to change the light colour when they're in the same room. I think with the hub you will be able to change them using the zigbee wifi but otherwise you can try connecting them to alexa or the hue hub if you have any of those. I've not tried it yet but because most of my ecosystem is philips, I find that chosing one central hub and one brand works best. (I often have to reset multiple types of lights everytime I desync them due to wifi issues!)
Would it be possible to pair 2 motion sensors to tradfi led driver? Has anybody tried that?
Is it possible to pair like this also two exact same remotes (small ones just on/off) without gateway? I'v been trying this for a while and it's not working. 🙁
Maan it worked like on fifth time of trying. Thanks I did it also with factory reset of second btn.
What will happen after the sensor will realize no more motion? Will the lights go out?
yup, the lights turn off after 1, 5 or 10mins
Is there any solution to linking the bulb to an Alexa Echo Zigbee hub and both of the remotes without using the IKEA hub ?
Prob not but I found this article for you!
www.reddit.com/r/tradfri/s/jiT0VMqHvU
That didn't work for me. But in the new IKEA Smarthome App (prev. 'Tradfri' App) one can assign 2 Control Units to one group, which does the same trick.
hi can i pair two motion sensors together?
not sure, haven't tried...if you end up trying, let me know!
Is it possible to pair 2 the same tradfri controllers??
NEVER MIND IT WORKED!!!!
Has anyone tried pairing 3 remotes? I'd like three remotes to control two bulbs, each of the remotes being able to switch on or off both bulbs.
Is the light a ikea light or is it a different brand?
Ikea light. They only work with the same Tradfri series.
@@LetMeFixIT have you ever found a out door smart motion sensor that works with all/any lights on alexa?
I have the hue outside sensor but even in alexa I can't seem to get it working with anything that's not hue.
This didn't work for me with two rodrets, but simply paring them simultaneously did
Did you buy a newer one? They may have changed the way it pairs by now
@@LetMeFixIT Yeah, the rodret is the new remote button, and I paired them to a tretakt, the new smart plug.
I figured maybe someone else would come across this video in my situation:)
Anyway, thanks for the video. It's crazy they don't put these things in the manual
sorry I tried ,but failed
‘So you fucked up and installed this thing in your house’