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Connectivity Setup (on some models)
IMPORTANT: Proper installation of your refrigerator prior to use is your responsibility. Be sure to read and follow the User Instructions
that came with your refrigerator.
Automatic Setup Instructions—Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
You will need:
■ A home wireless router capable of Wi-Fi Protected Setup
(WPS). The router should be on and have a live Internet
connection.
■ The Smart Appliance ID (SAID) from your refrigerator which
can be found on a sticker on top of the control housing
located on top of the refrigerator.
Refrigerator Connectivity Features (on some models)
Wi-Fi connectivity allows your Smart Refrigerator to connect to the Internet and interact with the Whirlpool
®
App from your
smartphone or mobile device. Refer to the “Troubleshooting—Connectivity” section of this Use & Care Guide, check any connection
instructions for your specic router, and refer to alternate instructions at www.whirlpool.com/connect or call 1-866-333-4591.
NOTE: Whirlpool® App features & functions subject to change.
SMART FEATURES
Smart Features help make your everyday a little more efficient
by letting you remotely monitor, manage, and maintain your
refrigerator.
Remote Temperature Control
What it does: Allows you to control the temperature of
your refrigerator remotely from your mobile device via the
Whirlpool
®
App.
What it does for you: Lets you control temperatures in your
refrigerator, freezer, and temp-controlled pantry remotely—not
just when you are standing in front of it.
Water & Air Filter Status
What it does: Gives you a look at the life remaining for your air
and water lters before replacement is needed.
What it does for you: Helps you be more efcient in planning
for ordering and replacing lters.
Door Open Alert
What it does: Sends you a notication when one of the doors
of the refrigerator has been left open.
What it does for you: Alerts you to Door Ajar status so you can
close the door(s) or call home to ask someone else to close the
door before an over-temp situation arises.
Power Outage
What it does: Sends you a notication when power to your
refrigerator goes out, returns, or highest temperature is reached
in the refrigerator and freezer compartments.
What it does for you: Alerts you to power status and duration
of outage to provide input regarding disposition of refrigerator/
freezer contents.
Fast Ice/Fast Cool Control
What it does: Allows you to control your refrigerator remotely
from your mobile device via the Whirlpool
®
App.
What it does for you: Lets you turn on/off Fast Ice and Fast
Cool options remotely to increase ice production or make
temperatures colder in refrigerator and freezer in anticipation
of loading in newly purchased grocery items.
GET STARTED
Go to www.whirlpool.com/connect and follow the instructions
to get connected.
Check the Whirlpool
®
App frequently for additional information
and features.
Requires Wi-Fi and account creation. Whirlpool
®
App features
and functionality subject to change. Subject to Terms of Service
available at: www.whirlpool.com/connect. Data rates
may apply.
NOTE: If your home wireless router is not equipped with a WPS
button, please check the user manual of your router to conrm
if it is WPS capable. If not, alternate setup instructions are at
www.whirlpool.com/connect.