The reliability of Amysen smart plug with Alexa and Google Home makes them one of the most viable units in the market. The pricing is pretty reasonable on these units as well, and you won’t have to worry about any programming bugs once the unit is set up. The initial setup is pretty straightforward, and if, for some reason, you mess up a step, you can start over by resetting the Amysen smart plug.
Here are some specifics on how to reset the Amysen smart plug, and once the unit has reset, you can go through the programming procedure one more time. That will get your device working again.
Amysen Smart Plug ResetÂ
Just like every other smart plug, you can reset Amysen systems by power cycling the unit and holding down on the power button as you supply power to the unit. There are no special conditions that have to be met when you’re trying to reset this smart plug. So, follow through with these steps.
- Remove the Amysen smart plug from the outlet for two minutes and then power it up again. This should refresh the network connection and likely fix minor connection bugs with the unit.,
- After power cycling the smart plug, you have to press and hold down on the power button located on the side of the smart plug for around 10 seconds.
- The LED light on your smart plug will start blinking rapidly, and that will mark the completion of the reset procedure. However, if the blue light is not blinking rapidly, then you’ll have to repeat these steps to reset the smart plug back to factory settings.
- At this stage, your smart plug is in setup mode and can be configured with your home Wi-Fi and mobile application. Make sure that you’re on a 2.4 GHz network when trying to connect the Amysen smart plug to your application.
- Lastly, just add the Alexa skills and Google Home integration to your mobile device and pair them up with Amysen. That should be enough to fix everything, and you’ll have complete access to the smart plug.
You’ll be able to wipe all the stored settings by resetting the Amysen smart plug, and this reset will also take care of programming issues. So, if the unit was not pairing up with your home network or Alexa integration was not working properly, then make sure to proceed with this reset and connect the Amysen smart plug to the home network one more time. Most often than not, this will address minor issues with the device.
On the other hand, if the issues persist even after the reset is complete, you need to look towards problems with the home router and bugs in the Alexa skill to isolate the issue. While there is also a possibility that your smart plug is defective, you’ll be able to fix these bugs by resetting the router and reinstalling the Alexa skill. So, instead of immediately calling the dealer for a replacement, try to fix your unit by troubleshooting connected devices.