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Controlling a plug-in light with the Genius Hub system.

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If you have a room sensor Genius Room Sensor that is not being used in a room zone to control heating, you can use it to control the smart plugs or the single/dual channel receiversSmart Plugs. The Genius Hub system is primarily a heating control system, and so there can be a delay of a few seconds before the Smart Plug responds as this would be acceptable for heating. If you want to use a Genius Room Sensor currently controlling the heating, see the Information box at the bottom of this article about assigning 'Occupancy Triggers'.

Step-by-step guide:

1. Create a new

1. zone on the app which is a '

Add a smart plug into it (by using the blue spanner and cog button on the 'add a device' menu on the setup page for that room. Note the ID number of the smart plug is referenced on the 'Choose a datapoint or node to assign to a room' page.

1. Radiator' type zone - these are currently the only zones which can be put in Footprint mode.

2. Go to the Zone Setup and assign the Genius Smart Plug and Genius Room Sensor

   1. Set the 'Heating Trigger On After' to 0 minutes.

   2. Set the 'Heating Trigger Off After

1. 1. ' to as long as you want the

1. 1. Smart Plug to stay on for.

2. Leave the setup pages, and change the mode to Footprint Mode
3. Under the Zone Submenu (•••), go to 'Footprint options'
   1. Set the '

1. 1. Active temperature'

1. 1. to 28º, to make sure that the room is always cold enough to call the

1. 1. Genius Smart Plug on.
   2. To ensure this should still turn on in a hot Summer, you can set a -5° Zone Offset in the Zone Setup pages.