Set up your EPL device in SmartThings

Set up your EPL device in SmartThings

This guide shows how to add Everything Presence Lite (EPL) to Samsung SmartThings.

What you need

  • Everything Presence Lite powered on and connected to Wi-Fi

  • A SmartThings hub. The SmartThings phone app on its own is not enough.

  • The SmartThings app

  • Your phone connected to the same home network

  • EPL and the SmartThings hub on the same local network

Avoid guest Wi-Fi, VPNs, and network isolation during setup. SmartThings uses the hub to talk to EPL locally.

If you are not sure whether your device firmware is current, check Firmware Updates before adding it to SmartThings.

Step 1: Install the Edge driver

You only need to install the Edge driver once per SmartThings account and hub.

  1. Open the Everything Presence Edge Drivers invite.

  2. Sign in with the Samsung account used by your SmartThings home.

  3. Accept the invite for Everything Presence Edge Drivers.

  4. Enrol your SmartThings hub in the channel.

  5. Install the Everything Presence Edge Drivers driver.

[Image placeholder: SmartThings invite page showing the Everything Presence Edge Drivers channel]

After installation, your hub should show the Everything Presence Edge Drivers driver installed. If no hub appears, confirm the hub is online and that you are signed in with the Samsung account that owns the SmartThings home.

Step 2: Add EPL to SmartThings

  1. Open the SmartThings app.

  2. Go to Devices.

  3. Tap +.

[Image placeholder: SmartThings app Devices screen with the + add button highlighted]

  1. Choose Add device.

  2. Choose Scan nearby.

[Image placeholder: SmartThings Scan nearby screen]

  1. Wait for EPL to appear.

  2. Follow the prompts to add it to your room.

The device may appear using its device name, such as Everything Presence Lite followed by part of its device ID.

Step 3: Check the main sensors

After setup, open the device in SmartThings and check that these tiles update:

  • Presence

  • Zone 1 to Zone 4

  • Target 1 to Target 3

  • Illuminance

  • LED

[Image placeholder: EPL device page in SmartThings showing Presence, Zones, Target tiles, Illuminance, and LED]

Use Presence for your first automations. Use zones after your room zones have been configured and tuned.

If your EPL has the CO2 module installed, EPL must also be running firmware that enables the CO2 sensor. After the module is installed and the correct firmware is flashed, SmartThings should show a CO2 reading once the driver detects the module.

See Integrate the Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Module for EPL for the hardware and firmware steps.

Troubleshooting

EPL does not appear when scanning nearby

  • Confirm the SmartThings hub is online.

  • Confirm EPL is powered on and connected to Wi-Fi.

  • Keep EPL and the SmartThings hub on the same local network.

  • Avoid guest Wi-Fi, VPNs, and client isolation.

  • Wait a minute, then run Scan nearby again.

  • Restart EPL if it was recently updated or moved to a new network.

Zones do not behave as expected

Check your zone setup and tuning first. SmartThings shows zone occupancy and target counts, but visual zone editing should be done with Zone Configurator.

CO2 does not appear

CO2 only appears when the CO2 module is installed and EPL is running firmware that enables the CO2 sensor. If the module was just installed or the firmware was just flashed, restart EPL and reopen the device in SmartThings.