Skip to main content

Setup guide

How to set up a Hue sync box, switches, and more

Choose your product

Philips Hue has a wide variety of accessories to use with your smart lights. Get the right setup instructions by selecting your product below.

Get to know Hue

Person seated in a living room controlling smart lighting on a mobile device, with purple ceiling lights illuminating the space.

How Hue works

See the differences between using Philips Hue with Bluetooth or with a Hue Bridge.

Person adjusting smart lighting with a mobile device in a modern living room with colored lights illuminating the space.

What Hue can do

Explore all the benefits of smart lighting, including creating the perfect atmosphere and surround lighting.

Hands installing a white smart LED bulb into a ceiling light socket, demonstrating setup of smart lighting solutions.

Get started with Hue

Read tips on setting up your smart lighting setup.

*When a bulb displays "Up to" a certain number of lumens in its specifications, it displays the maximum lumen output of the bulb. It shows how bright the bulb can get at 2700 K (White bulbs) or 4000 K (White ambiance or White and color ambiance bulbs). Learn more.