The following directions will show how the reconfigure the wireless settings for 1st Gen Wi-Fi Decora Smart® products. These products part numbers start with with 'DW'. If your product part number starts with 'D2' please refer to the article How Do I Reconfigure The Wireless Settings For Gen 2 Decora Smart Wi-Fi Products?
The Reconfigure Wireless option allows a device to join a new wireless network while retaining all of the device information. This is helpful when programming a device to connect to a Wi-Fi network with a different SSID or password
Step 1: Reconfigure Wireless
To reconfigure the wireless settings (SSID and/or Wi-Fi password) on an existing Decora Smart Wi-Fi device, using the My Leviton app, press the Device Settings icon.
Choose Device Settings:
Choose Reconfigure Wireless:
Step 2: To communicate to the Internet
The Wi-Fi device must be added to your Wi-Fi network. To accomplish this the app will guide you through the steps for connecting you mobile device to the Wi-Fi device, providing the Wi-Fi network information, and confirming the Wi-Fi device successfully connected to the cloud.
Press Go to my Wi-Fi setting button.
Step 2a:
The app will bring you to your mobile device's Settings screen. Select Wi-Fi.
Step 2b:
Find the Leviton Decora Smart Wi-Fi device in the list of available Wi-Fi networks (it will be listed in the format of Leviton Device-xxx). Select it to connect your mobile device's Wi-Fi to the Leviton Decora Smart device's Wi-Fi network.
Step 2c:
Navigate back to the My Leviton app. Once you've returned, the My Leviton app will automatically discover the Leviton Wi-Fi device.
Step 2d:
Beginning in iOS14 you will be prompted to allow the My Leviton app to communicate to your Leviton device over the local Wi-Fi connection. Choose OK. If you choose 'Don't Allow' refer to the article 'I am Running iOS 14 and When I Try To Enroll a Device The Icon Spins and Will Not Connect'
Step 3:
The app will provide a list of visible wireless networks available to the Leviton Wi-Fi devices. Choose the network with the best signal strength available that you are authorized to join.
Note: If your SSID is hidden it will need to be visible during the enrollment process. Once the Decora Smart Wi-Fi is enrolled the SSID can be re-hidden.
Press Next.
Step 4:
Enter the network password. Please note that passwords are case specific. If you are in a safe location to show your password, press the eye icon to see the text.
Press Continue.
Step 5:
The app passes the Wi-Fi information to the Leviton Wi-Fi device
During the process the LED on the device will indicate the current steps during in the enrollment. If the load is not in the off state when starting, the LED indications below may not be an exact match.
Watch the LED during Step 5. If your device does not successfully connect, move to step 5a.
Successful Wi-Fi connection:
Flashing green slows down to a slower rate:
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This occurs shortly after the continue button is pressed in step 4
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Wi-Fi Information is being transferred from the mobile device app to the Leviton Wi-Fi device
LED Turns On Solid:
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Wi-Fi information is correct and device is preparing to reboot
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Note: if the load was not placed in the off state prior to starting this step, the LED will be solid off
Quick Red, Amber, Green Flash:
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Device is rebooting
LED is steady Green:
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Device has successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network and the internet

Step 5a:
Using the Device LED to determine connection
Incorrect Wi-Fi Password:
Flashing green slows down to a slower rate:
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This occurs shortly after the continue button is pressed in step 4
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Wi-Fi Information is being transferred from the mobile device app to the Leviton Wi-Fi device
LED Blinks Amber:
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Wi-Fi information is incorrect
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In most cases the password is incorrect
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The wrong Wi-Fi network may have been chosen or signal strength is poor
If the app is unable to connect:
- Be certain to default the device and return to the flashing green LED
- Hold the LED button or top of the paddle for 14 seconds
- After 7 seconds the LED will turn amber, continue to hold
- After 14 seconds the LED will flash amber/red, release the button
- The device will default and return to the flashing green LED
- Press Restart Setup to start the enrollment process again.
Complete:
Your Leviton Wi-Fi device has now successfully connected to your My Leviton App. If you have not setup connections to voice services or IFTTT you can click on a service to receive instructions to add the service to your My Leviton account.