How to setup the ICO Wi-Fi connection?

There are two ways of configuring and creating a Wi-Fi connection between your ICO and your Wi-Fi network: initial configuration or new configuration.

Initial configuration

If you have just acquired an ICO and have not yet completed this procedure, please go to the starting ICO step by step to get your ICO up and running. A few steps must be validated beforehand.

Download the ICO application on your smartphone
Create your user account
Set up a pool or spa profile
Link your ICO to your account (using the QR code or UUID number)

ICO cannot connect to Wi-Fi

If ICO has never connected to Wi-Fi, we ask you to share a Wi-Fi connection with a smartphone.

How do I share a connection?

on Android:

go to Settings / Connections, then disable Wi-Fi
enable connection sharing: set a simple password, select "2.4GHz" ONLY, choose "WPA2 security type".

on iOs:

iPhone 11 and previous versions
- go to settings
- "Connection sharing" section
From iPhone 12
- go to settings
- "Connection sharing" section
- check the "Maximize compatibility" option
  to reactivate the 2.4 GHz frequency band

If the connection works with connection sharing

could you check the following points?

Have you entered the right password for your Internet box?
- Activate the «View password» option in the app by clicking on the little eye
Is the password WPA2?
- If it's WEP, WPA3 or no password, it won't work.
Is the password WPA2?
- ICO can only connect to 2.4GHz Wi-Fi networks. If your Wi-Fi network also emits at 5GHz, this may disrupt the connection. In this case, you can give the two networks a different name.
Do you have a Wi-fi repeater?
- If so, the network names of your Wifi repeater and your Internet box must be different. What's more, the repeater must not have an identical 5G network name either.
Was the signal less than 3 bars?
- Otherwise, the router's Wi-Fi signal strength may be too weak. When configuring Wi-Fi, in the list of networks, if the signal level is below 3 bars, you need to redo the configuration by approaching ICO to get at least 4 bars. If the level remains below 3 bars, we recommend using a Wi-Fi repeater.
How is the security level of your Wi-Fi network configured?
- Check that the Wi-Fi network is not configured with a security level that prevents the connection of any new device (IP filtering, MAC filtering).

If the connection does not work via connection sharing

Check your connection sharing settings

select 2.4GHz ONLY
set a simple password
select WPA2 security type

Try it with another phone

If this still does not work, please contact our Support team.

New configuration

If you have already configured your Wi Fi network and you need to do it again (change your password, change equipment, reconfigure following a return to factory settings, etc.), In this case, please follow the steps below.

Using the remote control on the ICO application :

Place your switched-on smartphone near your ICO.
In the ICO application, press the Remote control button in the bottom right corner to trigger the Bluetooth network. The connection is established when the icon is blue.