Link 2 scenes to schortcuts in eWeLink Keyboard

Odd connections on

We will use the button combination CTRL + SHIFT + 1 to turn the odd connections (1 and 3) on and the even connections (2 and 4) off.

Even connections on

With the button combination CTRL + SHIFT + 2 we want to turn the odd connections (1 and 3) off and the even connections (2 and 4) on.

• On the start screen of the eWeLink app tap Scene at the bottom bar.

• On the Scene screen tap the plus-sign at the upper right corner to add a new scene.

• Tap Add below If.

• Tap Tap to perform.
  • This will create a manual scene.

• Once you are back on the scene Add screen you need to tap on Add below Then.

• Tap Smart Device.

• Select a device for the action.
  • In our example we use SP: 4-gang switch.

• Choose the correct action of your device.
  • In our example we need to choose the desired changes for each channel. Tap Channel1 or Keep after that name.

• Choose the action ON. A checkmark will be shown at the end of the line.
• Then press Save.

• Repeat step 8 and 9 for Channel2 and Channel4, but now choose OFF as action.
• Then proceed to step 12.

• Your 4-gang switch action overview should now look like our screenshot shown on the right (desktop) or below (mobile). You see the actions are alternating: ON, OFF, ON, OFF.
• Tap Save.

• Your scene Add screen should now look like our screenshot on the right (desktop) or below (mobile).
• Tap Save.

• Fill in a name for the scene after Name.
  • We named it 4-gang odd in our example.
• Tap Save.

• On the start screen of the eWeLink app tap Scene at the bottom bar.

• On the Scene screen tap the plus-sign at the upper right corner to add a new scene.

• Tap Add below If.

• Tap Tap to perform.
  • This will create a manual scene.

• Once you are back on the scene Add screen you need to tap on Add below Then.

• Tap Smart Device.

• Select a device for the action.
  • In our example we use SP: 4-gang switch.

• Choose the correct action of your device.
  • In our example we need to choose the desired changes for each channel. Tap Channel1 or Keep after that name.

• Choose the action OFF. A checkmark will be shown at the end of the line.
• Then press Save.

• Repeat step 8 and 9 for Channel2 and Channel4, but now choose ON as action.
• Then proceed to step 12.

• Your 4-gang switch action overview should now look like our screenshot shown on the right (desktop) or below (mobile). You see the actions are alternating: OFF, ON, OFF, ON.
• Tap Save.

• Your scene Add screen should now look like our screenshot on the right (desktop) or below (mobile).
• Tap Save.

• Fill in a name for the scene after Name.
  • We named it 4-gang even in our example.
• Tap Save.

After you have installed eWeLink Keyboard you will be asked to login with your eWeLink account credentials. Use the same as the one you use for the eWeLink app on your smartphone.

• Choose the country you use at creating your eWeLink account.
• Fill in your eWeLink account username.
• Fill in your eWeLink account password.
• After filling in your credentials click Log in.

At the right (desktop) or below this text (mobile) you can see how the eWeLink Keyboard application looks like with a Free account subscription.

• Only 1 slot is available to create a Keyboard shortcut to a scene.
• You can click Unlock to go to the eWeLink VIP subscription payment page and buy your eWeLink Advanced subscription.
• Mouse over your account name to see the account menu.

This is how the account menu looks like with an eWeLink Free account.

• Click Upgrade to advanced plan now to go to the eWeLink VIP payment page to buy your eWeLink Advanced subscription.
• You can click Switch account to logout and login with a different eWeLink account.
• You can click Quit eWeLink Keyboard to completely close the application.

At the right (desktop) or below this text (mobile) you can see how the eWeLink Keyboard application looks like with a Advanced account subscription.

• All 6 slots are available to create Keyboard shortcuts to a scenes.
• Mouse over your account name to see the account menu.

This is how the account menu looks like with an eWeLink Free account.

• The date after Expire on is the date on which your current subscription will expire if you decided to not extend the subscription.
• Click View more advanced benefits to go to the eWeLink VIP payment page to see all benefits of an eWeLink Advanced subscription and/or to extend your subscription.
• You can click Switch account to logout and login with a different eWeLink account.
• You can click Quit eWeLink Keyboard to completely close the application.

Now we start assigning shortcuts to 2 slots.

• In the box that has a black 1 in a gray triangle in the upper left corner click the form field after Open eWeLink app to link manual scenes . Then press the keyboard combination you want to use for that slot.
  • In our example we pressed CTRL + SHIFT + 1. The combination will be displayed in the form field. and the enable button will switch to the on state.
• Repeat above step at slot 2 and now use another button combination.
  • We used CTRL + SHIFT + 2.
• Now press the button Refresh to be sure that all changes will be saved to thecloud and will be visible in the eWeLink app.
• You can close the application to the notification tray of your operating system with a click on the X icon.

• eWeLink Keyboard shows up with a little icon that looks like 2 slashes. Within the left slash you see Ctrl+ and within the right slash you see an e and a symbol of eWeLink.
• It also shows the computername on which you have setup eWeLink Keyboard.
• Tap one of both to go to the linking screen.

• On the linking screen you can already see the keyboard shortcuts you have setup at the eWeLink Keyboard application. In this example Ctrl+Shift+1 at slot 1 and Ctrl+Shift+2 at slot 2.
• The name of the computer holding these keyboard shortcuts is shown at the top left.
• Now tap the bar of slot 1 (the one with Ctrl+Shift+1).

• Tap the scene you want to link.
  • In our example we now choose 4-gang odd.

• A checkmark will appear after the selected scene.
• Tap Save.

• The icon and name of the selected scene now will show up in the overview of linked scenes.
• Tap the bar of slot 2.

• In the linking screen you can now see that the link we have setup before now has an Linked indication. This help you to identify which scenes are already linked.
• Tap the second scene you want to link.
  • In our example we choose 4-gang even.

• A checkmark will appear after the selected scene.
• Tap Save.

• Now both scenes we created in this tutorial are linked.
• After saving a scene linkage a toad message with Success is shown.

• It doesn’t matter whether you leave the eWeLink Keyboard application opened or closed to the system tray: the keyboard shortcuts will keep on working as ling as you leave the application open in either the forground or background. To minimize to the system tray you can click the X icon in the upper right corner. The advantage of leaving the application open is that you can see status messages (see step 3).
• If the linked scenes do not show up you might need to click the Refresh button at the top of the application.
• Now press the buttons CTRL + SHIFT + 1 on your keyboard all together.

• You will see that the odd lights (1 and 3) connected to the 4-gang switch will light up.

• Now press CTRL + SHIFT + 2 all together on your keyboard.
• If the scene gets executed succesfully and you left the eWeLink Keyboard application open you will see a toad message saying Scene performed succesfully..

• You now will see that the odd lights (1 and 3) went off.
• You will also see the even lights (2 and 4) went on.