![]() Prior to that, he was the Founding Editor of Review Geek. Prior to his current role, Jason spent several years as Editor-in-Chief of LifeSavvy, How-To Geek's sister site focused on tips, tricks, and advice on everything from kitchen gadgets to home improvement. He oversees the day-to-day operations of the site to ensure readers have the most up-to-date information on everything from operating systems to gadgets. Jason Fitzpatrick is the Editor-in-Chief of How-To Geek. Finally, in this first chunk of the settings, pick a nearby city for the sunset/sunrise detection. ![]() We already filled in our Bridge address, so we're good there. The "HambiSync IP Address" is specifically for a separate project related to the Phillips Ambilight ambient TV light system- feel free to check the very cool project out if you're curious. ![]() If you've never messed with your Plex server IP or port address, leave it alone. Leave the "Plex Server Address" set up as the default, unless you have a pressing reason (and knowledge of an alternate IP address and port) you need to enter here. Remember our preparation in the first part of the tutorial? This is where that preparation pays off, as we'll be able to rip through our setup in no time.įirst things first, enter your Plex.TV login information and password at the top. Click on the gear icon again to jump back into the HelloHue Settings menu. To configure the plugin, you'll need to visit that dauntingly long Settings menu again. Step Three: Configure the HelloHue Plugin ![]() Later in the tutorial, we're going to tell the plugin where to find the Hue bridge-and if that Hue bridge gets a new address every time you reboot the router, you'll be stuck updating that address in the plugin settings. To avoid that (very easily avoided) headache, you need to assign a static address to the bridge. Related: How to Set Static IP Addresses On Your RouterĮven if you don't routinely use static IP addresses on your home network, this is a time you have to. There are three things you want to do in advance that will make the entire setup process so much easier: assigning a static IP to your Hue Hub, checking the name of your Plex client, and writing down what you want to happen with your lighting scheme while before, during, and after you start a movie. Let's look at how to prepare, installing the plugin, and configuring it. Sounds pretty great, yeah? If you're already using Hue bulbs in the same room as a Plex client, adding this feature is a no-brainer. Even better yet, you can tweak the whole thing to only kick in if it is after dark (so your smart bulbs aren't flicking on and off in the middle of the day when people watch TV). With Plex and Hue linked together, you can enjoy lighting integration that includes: dimming the lights (or shutting them off altogether) when your movie or TV show starts, dimmed lights when you pause the movie (so you can find your way to the bathroom or to get a snack), and a post-movie lights-up function to brighten the place back up. ![]() Related: How to Add Trailers to Your Plex Movies for a True Movie Theater Experience After all, if you want to capture that perfect movies-at-home-experience you need more than just super cool automatic trailers, you need good lighting too. We're pretty big media center fans here at How-To Geek, and we're passionate about good lighting, especially during movies- you are watching TV with a bias light, right? So when we found out that we could tie our Plex Media Server experience together with our Hue smart bulb system, we set the system up the very same day, and we think you should too. ![]()
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