Learn how to plan, commission, program, and hand off Garden Light LED Casambi-controlled lighting systems with confidence.
Garden Light LED combines American-built architectural and landscape lighting fixtures with Casambi's Bluetooth mesh platform for flexible local control, professional programming, scenes, schedules, groups, and advanced RGBW effects.
Compatible Casambi devices communicate with nearby nodes, helping commands move through the lighting network without dedicated control wiring. For planning, use a conservative range of up to approximately 200 ft line of sight between compatible fixtures. Walls, metal, Low-E glass, and landscaping can reduce range.
Wi-Fi is not required for normal local control when the phone or tablet is within Bluetooth range of the Casambi network.
Organize luminaires into groups, create practical scenes, build animations, and schedule defined scenes to run automatically.
When remote control is required, add a compatible Casambi gateway with a reliable internet connection and dependable Bluetooth access to the network.
Garden Light LED Casambi-controlled fixtures combine professional low-voltage construction with flexible wireless control for premium architectural and landscape lighting applications.
A few minutes of planning saves a surprising amount of time later. Before commissioning the project, confirm the system is powered, decide who will own the network, and outline the names, groups, scenes, and schedules the client needs.
Follow this order to keep naming, grouping, scenes, schedules, and client access clean from the beginning.
Create a clearly named project network and select the Password Protected sharing mode.
Select the network you just created, then open the nearby device list and work through each luminaire one at a time.
Use names that describe each fixture's physical location rather than only its product type. Clear, consistent names make grouping, scene creation, animations, troubleshooting, and future service much easier.
Left Royal Palm
Right Royal Palm
Front Oak Left
Driveway Path 01
Driveway Path 02
Pergola Accent
Front Entry Sconce U1
Front Entry Sconce D1
Pool Cage Sconce U2
Pool Cage Sconce D2
Luminaire 1
Spotlight
RGB Light
Path Light
New Device
Tree
Up Light
Down Light
After all luminaires are added, set their startup behavior to Last State. If a timer, photocell, smart plug, or other device removes power, the fixtures will return to the color, scene, or animation they were using before power was lost.
Organize fixtures into practical areas such as Front Yard, Rear Yard, Pool, Entry, Trees, Path Lights, Pergola, or Accent Lighting.
Build everyday scenes before advanced color animations. Start with options such as Evening, Entertaining, Path Only, Security, Warm White, All On, and All Off.
Casambi schedules should activate defined scenes. Do not rely on an undefined last state when predictable operation matters.
Confirm the homeowner can access the network, activate scenes, and understand local versus remote control before the installation team leaves the property.
Work through the videos in sequence, then use the installer workflow and tips on this page during commissioning.
Get familiar with the app interface, primary tabs, network controls, and general navigation.
Learn the basic startup workflow before building and commissioning a customer network.
Create the project network that will contain the client's fixtures, scenes, groups, schedules, and permissions.
Provide access to homeowners, coworkers, project managers, and future service technicians.
Control, rename, organize, and manage commissioned Garden Light LED Casambi luminaires.
Save fixture brightness, color, and group states for repeatable everyday lighting looks.
Build transitions, color changes, fades, and moving effects for compatible RGBW fixtures.
Program lighting behavior that changes automatically according to the selected time conditions.
Enable this setting after downloading the app. It makes the Luminaires tab easier to use and reduces accidental brightness or color adjustments.
Create one administrator password for the installer or service team and another for the homeowner. Record both securely.
Use U1/D1 for the left sconce, U2/D2 for the next sconce, and continue across the project. U means upper output and D means downward output.
Use the Identify Device function one luminaire at a time so you do not accidentally assign a name to the wrong fixture.
Organizing the project first creates a cleaner foundation for scenes, schedules, animations, and future changes.
After all fixtures are added, use Configure All Luminaires and set Startup to Last State. The fixtures will resume their previous look after power is restored.
Use 200 ft as a conservative planning distance in open line-of-sight conditions. Metal, masonry, Low-E glass, walls, and landscaping can reduce practical range.
Color, intensity, and contrast look very different at night. Final scene approval should happen under real operating conditions.
A spare phone or tablet can provide remote access when it stays powered, connected to the internet, and within Bluetooth range of the Casambi network. For permanent installations, a dedicated Casambi Cloud Gateway is preferred.
Save the network name, admin access, gateway details, luminaire names, groups, scenes, schedules, and final screenshots.
These features are not required for normal local Bluetooth control, but they can make the finished system easier to access, demonstrate, and manage.
A spare phone or tablet can provide remote access through the Casambi cloud. Keep the device powered, connected to the internet, and within reliable Bluetooth range of the lighting network.
The Gallery tab lets the homeowner control fixtures from a photograph, panorama, rendering, or property plan. Place each control point over the fixture—or over the tree, wall, path, or architectural feature it illuminates.
Learn how to add a project image and place visual controls over the luminaires or illuminated features.
A polished handoff protects the installer, the homeowner, and the long-term serviceability of the project.
Complete Casambi app reference for networks, luminaires, scenes, schedules, sharing, and system management.
No. Local control uses Bluetooth communication between the phone or tablet and the Casambi network. Internet access is required for cloud-connected features and remote access through a compatible gateway.
Use Password Protected sharing. Create separate administrator passwords for the installer or service team and the homeowner, then record both securely.
Open the newly created network, go to Settings, select Nearby Devices, tap one luminaire at a time, choose Identify Device, confirm the correct fixture responds, and then assign a descriptive location-based name.
It makes the Luminaires tab easier to navigate and helps prevent accidental brightness, color, or color-temperature changes while selecting fixtures.
Use a saved scene when a Casambi schedule needs to turn the lights on to a specific, repeatable look. If power is being switched off by a timer, photocell, smart plug, or similar device, go to Settings, Network Settings, Configure All Luminaires, Startup, and select Last State. When power returns, the fixtures will resume the last color, scene, or animation they were using.
On Garden Light LED fixtures equipped with independently addressable up and down Casambi modules, each output can be identified, named, grouped, and controlled separately.
Yes. A spare phone or tablet can provide remote access when it stays powered, connected to the internet, and within Bluetooth range of the Casambi network. In the app, go to More, Gateways, Internet Gateway, and select This Device. Test the connection from another phone outside Bluetooth range. For permanent remote access, use a dedicated Casambi Cloud Gateway.
The Gallery tab lets you place fixture controls on a project photo, panorama, rendering, or property plan. For outdoor projects, place controls over the fixture or the tree, path, wall, sconce, or other feature it illuminates. This gives the homeowner a simple visual way to control the system.
For planning, use a conservative range of up to approximately 200 ft line of sight between compatible fixtures. Keep fixtures closer when possible. Metal, masonry, Low-E glass, walls, equipment rooms, and dense landscaping can reduce practical Bluetooth range.
Check fixture power, device spacing, metal obstructions, masonry, Low-E glass, antenna orientation, nearby mesh nodes, and the actual location from which the homeowner is trying to control the network.
No. First verify power, pairing status, app visibility, communication range, and the affected fixture. Resetting the full network can create unnecessary recommissioning work.
Before contacting support, have the project name, network name, fixture count, app version, phone model, screenshots, and a brief description of the issue ready.