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Start by plugging in the twelve volt adapter from the box. Give it about fifteen seconds, until the LED lights up.

The quickest way in is the label on the unit. Scan the first code and tap to join the bell's Wi-Fi. Scan the second, and the setup page opens by itself. Nothing to type.

You can also connect by hand, from a phone or from a laptop. Open your Wi-Fi settings and pick the network starting with WiBell. The password is wibellv2, all lowercase.

One thing to expect. While you are connected to the bell, that device has no internet. Other apps and web pages will not load until you disconnect again.

If you connected by hand, open a browser and go to one nine two dot one six eight dot four dot one.

This is the control page. Nothing to install, and it looks the same on a phone, a tablet or a laptop. First set the clock. Press Use this phone/computer time. The LED turns blue once the time is set. Now add your first schedule. Pick a day at the top of the Schedules card. Set the time, then give it a label so you know what it is for.

Press Add. The schedule is saved on the bell itself, not in the cloud. That is the whole setup. The bell now rings on schedule, on its own, with no internet and no monthly fee.

Now let's talk about a bell system. When you have several bells, the WiBell Controller manages all of them from one page. Here is the key idea: every bell, the controller, and the phone or laptop you use must all be on the same Wi-Fi network — your building's 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi.

The controller sends the time and the schedules to the bells over that network. Each bell keeps its schedule in its own memory, so it keeps ringing on its own — even if the controller is switched off. Nothing goes out to the internet.

So the setup order is: one, connect each bell to the Wi-Fi. Two, connect the controller to the same Wi-Fi. Three, let the controller discover the bells. Let's do each step.

Start with the bell. Open its page the same way as before, and scroll down to Wi-Fi connection. Press Scan networks.

Pick your building's network from the list. Only 2.4 gigahertz networks are shown. If your network is hidden, choose Hidden or not listed at the bottom, and type the name exactly. Type the Wi-Fi password, and press Connect. This can take up to a minute.

Connected. The bell now shows the network it joined, and its own address on that network. The bell also keeps its WiBell hotspot, so you can always reach it the way you did today. And once it is on a Wi-Fi with internet, it sets its own time automatically. Do this for every bell: plug it in, join its hotspot, open one nine two dot one six eight dot four dot one, scan, and connect to the same network. Three bells, three times.

Now the controller. Plug in its twelve volt adapter. The LED blinks red at first — that means it is not on your Wi-Fi yet. That is what we fix next.

Connect to the controller the same way you connected to a bell. Scan the two codes on its label — or, by hand, join the Wi-Fi called WiBellController, password wibellv2, and open one nine two dot one six eight dot four dot one. A laptop is the most comfortable here, but a phone works too.

Log in. The password is wibellv2 — the same as the hotspot.

The first time, the controller shows its Wi-Fi setup screen. Press Scan networks.

Find your building's network — the same one the bells are on. Type the password and press Connect. The page may go blank for a few seconds while the controller switches over; that is normal. When it says Connected, note the address it shows: wibellcontroller dot local.

Give it two to three minutes. When the controller's LED turns solid blue, it is on your Wi-Fi and ready.

Now switch your phone or laptop back to your building Wi-Fi, and open wibellcontroller dot local. If that name does not open, type the IP address from the Connected screen instead, or look for wibellcontroller in your router's device list.

Log in again with the same password, wibellv2. Now you and the controller are on the same Wi-Fi.

This is the dashboard. It shows the controller's Wi-Fi, the bells it knows about, your groups, and whether every bell is up to date. Press Discover devices. The controller searches your network for about ten seconds and lists every bell it finds. Run it again whenever you add a bell. If a bell is missing, check that it is powered and on the same Wi-Fi. On larger networks you can also add a bell by its IP address — the address shown on the bell's own page. Give each bell a room name. Not sure which is which? Press Ring next to it and listen. Then type the name and press Save name.

If different areas need different schedules, create a group. Bells that stay in Default all share one schedule. Open a group and add its schedule: pick a day, set the time, and press Add.

Here is the step people miss. Schedules do not reach the bells until you press Push. The bar reminds you while a bell is still waiting. All bells up to date. Every bell now has the schedule and the correct time, and they will ring together — even if you switch the controller off later. That is the complete setup.

In the box: the bell, a twelve volt adapter, four screws with wall plugs, and the printed manual.

The bell is six inches wide and nine and a half inches tall, and it rings at eighty-five decibels — loud enough for a large room, a workshop floor or a long hallway.

Orientation matters. Mount it with the WiBell logo facing up and the power input facing down. The latch engages downward, so mounting it any other way risks the bell coming loose over time.

Use all four corner holes, with the screws and wall plugs from the box. Pick a spot where the sound can travel — high on a wall, away from corners.

Plug in the twelve volt adapter. Within about fifteen seconds the LED comes on.

Blue means ready — schedules are active. Solid red means schedules are turned off. Blinking red means the time needs to be set: open the bell's page and press Use this phone/computer time, or connect the bell to Wi-Fi.

Wi-Fi is optional when the bell works on its own, but recommended: on a Wi-Fi with internet, the bell sets its own time. With a controller, Wi-Fi is required.

Schedules live in the Schedules card. Each day has its own list — tap a day at the top to see it. The three Alt days are alternate timetables you can switch to for a late start, an assembly or an exam day.

To add a bell: pick the time — your phone's own time picker opens — type an optional label, choose a ring duration or keep the default, and press Add. To change one, press the pencil. It opens right there: change the time, the label or the duration, and press Save.

The copy icon puts a schedule back into the add bar — change the time and press Add. Handy for a second bell a few minutes later.

The trash icon deletes one schedule. To delete several at once, press Select, tick them, and press Delete selected.

With a long timetable, the search box finds any time or label instantly.

Set up one day, then press Copy day and tick the days that should get the same timetable.

To run an alternate timetable today, choose it under Run an alternate schedule today and press Apply. It switches back to the normal day by itself at midnight.

Disable schedules pauses everything — the LED turns solid red. Enable turns it back on. Ring bell now and Ring later still work while paused: Ring later rings once at a chosen date and time, and you can cancel it.

Up to five hundred schedules per bell, one to sixty seconds each, all saved on the bell itself. The same editor is on every group page of the controller.

This is the two-minute briefing for whoever runs your network. WiBell bells and the WiBell Controller are ordinary Wi-Fi devices with a few simple needs.

One. They use 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi only. A network that is 5 gigahertz only will not work.

Two. Hidden networks are fine. The installer chooses Hidden or not listed, at the bottom of the list, and types the exact network name. Capital letters matter.

Three. The controller and the bells must be able to see each other: one VLAN or subnet, client isolation off, and multicast or mDNS allowed. That is how discovery finds the bells.

Four. No internet is required, and no inbound access. Everything stays on the local network. Internet is used only, optionally, for automatic time sync and for firmware updates that you start yourself.

Five. Each device keeps its own setup hotspot for the installer. Its password — wibellv2 by default — can be changed on the device's page.

So, what to hand the installer: the 2.4 gigahertz network name, its password, and a network where devices can talk to each other. That is all.

Once your bells are discovered and named, day-to-day work happens in two places: this dashboard, and each group's own page.

Groups are for areas that need different timetables — the gym, a second building. Create one, then move a bell into it: choose the group next to the bell and press Move.

Open the group. Its page shows its bells, its own schedules, and buttons that act on this group only: Ring group, Disable group, Enable group.

For a late start or an assembly, run an alternate timetable today: choose it under Run an alternate schedule today and press Apply. Only this group's bells switch, and it turns itself off at the end of the day. Set up one day, then Copy day fills the other days with the same timetable in one go.

Back on the dashboard: Ring all bells rings every online bell now. Ring all later rings them once at a chosen date and time — without touching any schedule — and you can cancel it.

Disable all pauses every bell immediately — for a holiday, or any time the bells should stay silent. Enable all resumes. Manual ringing still works while paused. And the rule that never changes: after any change to groups or schedules, press Push all changes, and wait for all bells up to date. One last thing. Remove takes a bell off the controller's list — the bell itself keeps ringing its own schedule. Discover devices brings it back any time.

The bell has a small backup battery — a CR2032 coin cell — that keeps the clock running through power outages, like the clock in a car. It lasts three to five years. Replace it when the time resets after an outage.

First, safety. Coin cell batteries are dangerous if swallowed and can cause serious injury within two hours. Keep new and used batteries away from children. If a battery is swallowed, get medical help immediately.

You need a small Phillips screwdriver and a new CR2032. Unplug the bell first — never open it while it is powered. Have a sealed bag ready for the old battery.

Remove the four corner screws and gently separate the front cover. Cables connect it to the unit, so do not pull hard. Rest the cover beside the bell.

Find the round silver battery in its holder. Push the old one out from underneath and put it straight into the sealed bag. Insert the new CR2032 with the plus side facing up, and push until it clicks.

Put the cover back, making sure no cable is pinched, and tighten all four screws fully. All four are required before use.

Plug the bell back in. The LED comes on. If the clock is wrong, open the page and press Use this phone/computer time.

Then unplug it for ten seconds and plug it in once more — two power-ups in total. After the first one the battery message is still on the page; that is normal. After the second, it is gone. If it stays, the battery is not making contact: check that the plus side faces up and that it clicked in.

Tape both sides of the old battery and take it to a battery recycling point — most stores accept them for free. Never put it in household trash.

Most WiBell problems have a thirty-second fix. Here are the common ones, in order.

First, read the LED. Blue is ready. Solid red means schedules are turned off — press Enable schedules on the page. Blinking red means the time is not set — press Use this phone/computer time, or connect the bell to Wi-Fi.

The page will not load? Make sure your phone or laptop is connected to the bell's own Wi-Fi — the one starting with WiBell — then open one nine two dot one six eight dot four dot one. If it still will not load, try another browser, or turn off mobile data for a moment.

The bell does not ring on schedule? Three checks. The LED must be blue. The time must be correct. And there must be a schedule for that day and time.

On the controller, no devices found? Make sure every bell is powered and on the same 2.4 gigahertz Wi-Fi as the controller, then press Discover devices again. On managed networks, ask your network admin to turn off client isolation and keep the controller and the bells on one network segment. You can also add a bell by its IP address — the address shown on the bell's own page. Bells out of sync, or a schedule that did not arrive? Press Push all changes again. Every push re-sends the schedules and re-syncs the time on every bell. Forgot a custom password? Power the device on for one to two seconds, then off, and repeat five times in a row. On the fifth power-on the password returns to wibellv2 and the LED flashes red and blue. Schedules and Wi-Fi settings are kept. On the controller, ten cycles erase everything — so stop at five.

Still stuck? At the bottom of the bell's page there is a Report a problem link. It prepares an email with the details we need to help you fast.