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I have three of these now. They come with no instruction whatsoever, so the setup can initially be very baffling. Once I figured out what worked for me on one, I just repeated it on the other two and everything went smoothly. My apologies in advance. I’m not trying to talk down to anyone, but I’m just gonna assume no pre-knowledge and take it step by step. There may be better ways to do this. This is what worked for me. Before starting you may want to print out the (currently) fourth picture for this unit on the Amazon site for reference. Search for and Download the iPhone eWeLink Smart Home app. It’s the one with a blue icon with a white print e in the lower left quadrant. With that installed power up the unit. I used the micro-USB plug and you can use any 5v USB wall wart. I used a spare Apple one I had lying around – worked great. Open the app. If you’ve already tried unsuccessfully to pair and your unit is listed, select it and delete it. Now click on the PLUS sign at the bottom. On the next page disregard everything but the faint blue link at the bottom that says “Compatible Pairing Mode (AP)” Cool but busy pic on the next page. Here’s what it’s telling you to do: Push the Setting Button, (the one next to the micro-USB port) and hold it for about five seconds until the little red light next to it starts to ‘double flash’. Release it and then push it again for about another five seconds until it changes to a rapid single flash. Now go to your iPhone -- Settings – Wi-Fi page and when you see the network “ITEAD and some numbers” listed, select it. (This is only temporary, you won’t at all screw up your phone’s Wi-Fi) It’ll want the password. It’s: 12345678. Join. Go back to the eWeLink app. At the bottom select ‘Next’. It’ll want the name and password for your actual personal Wi-Fi network. Type in the SSID and password for your 2.4G Wi-Fi network. Make sure ‘Remember Password’ is checked and select Next. It’ll take about a minute or so and then it’ll tell you you’ve been successfully paired. It’ll give you a chance to Rename the device. Garage Door? To use it as a momentary “wall doorbell-type” button for your garage opener, press the other little Mode Toggle Button, just below the one you’ve been pushing, to turn off it’s red light. Now you should be able to press the screen virtual ‘button’ on your phone’s app to cause the third red light just below the big blue relay to momentarily flash. You’re now capable of controlling via the app. Go to the Alexa app and select ‘Skills’ from the menu and at the top Search for and Enable the “eWeLink Smart Home Fan” skill. Go back to the Alexa menu and select Smart Home. Choose Add Device. Once it finds it you can use Alexa’s screen virtual ‘button’ to activate the relay. Finally, verbally tell Alexa to “Activate Garage Door” and the relay light should flash. Remember this is a dumb switch. If the door is open it will close it and vice-versa, just like the button on your garage wall. Using a couple of feet of bell wire, insert one end of the wires into the connectors with little screws on top at the far end of the board – one into the center ‘COM’ (common) and the other into the ‘NO’ (normally open). It’s printed on the back of the board which is which. Temporarily unplug the opener. Plug the wall wart into the other half of the same AC outlet where the garage door opener is (normally) plugged in, and use wire ties to mount the unit on the opener supports. Connect the other end of the bell wires to the opener. I have a Chamberlain. On the side of the opener there are two sets of connectors with wires attached. The ones on the right have two pairs of wires – those are from the safety sensors. You’ll use the connectors next to them on the left which will probably already have one or two sets of wires connected to them from your garage wall button(s). They’re just push-in connectors. Plug in the opener. That’s it. Good luck!