How to Connect a SkyLink ATOMS Opener to Your Phone
SkyLink ATOMS openers connect through the Orbit Home app using SkyLink's plug-in Wi-Fi adapter, which comes in the box with some models and is sold separately for the rest. The opener needs a 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network.
- Works for:
- SkyLink ATOMS openers that support the SkyLink Wi-Fi adapter.
Written by the ClearTech Garage Doors team in Winnipeg and checked against manufacturer documentation. Updated .
Before you start
- Your 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network name and password. 5 GHz isn't supported.
- The Orbit Home app on your phone
- A decent Wi-Fi signal in the garage
Step by step
Step 1: If your opener uses the plug-in Wi-Fi adapter, connect it to the opener following the adapter's instructions. Its red LED stays on when it has power.
Step 2: Open the Orbit Home app, create an account, and add a new device.
Step 3: Follow the app to join the opener to your 2.4 GHz network.
Step 4: Test opening and closing from the app with the door in sight.
Still not working? Here is what it usually is.
- Your phone or router is only offering a 5 GHz network. Turn on 2.4 GHz or set up a separate 2.4 GHz network.
- The Wi-Fi signal in the garage is too weak, which is common in detached garages.
We diagnose the whole system, opener, door, sensors, and remotes, and tell you plainly whether it's a quick fix or time for a new unit.
Common Questions
What happens if something blocks the door while I close it from the app?
- If the safety sensors see something while the door is closing from the app, the door goes back to fully open. The opener also beeps and flashes its light whenever the door is closed from the app, as a warning to anyone in the garage. That alert can't be turned off.
Sources
This guide was checked against the following manufacturer and industry documents.
More SkyLink guides
- Program a remotePair a new or replacement handheld remote.
- Program a keypadSet up an outdoor wireless keypad and PIN.
- Erase all remotesClear every paired remote after a move or a lost remote.
- Fix the safety sensorsDoor won't close, reverses, or the light blinks.
- What the flashing lights meanRead the opener's diagnostic codes.
- Set the travel limitsFix where the door stops at the top and bottom.
- Replace a remote or keypad batteryWhich battery, how to open the case, and what to expect after.
- Lock out the remotesTurn vacation lock on and off from the wall control.
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