MUST we hook this up to a WIFI application for it to work properly or is that optional? We do not want to hook it into Alexa or our home wifi unless that is a requirement for it to function properly. null

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Becka · Accepted Answer

We bought our brand new Samsung refrigerator a week and half ago. It suddenly went completely dead. No lights, no cooling, no nothing. The repair man today said the wifi went out on the control panel and it's designed to shut the entire refrigerator OFF when that happens. Now it's going to be at least a week for him to get a new module. I am mind boggled to hear it's designed to turn the entire unit of if the wifi module goes out. I don't get it and I definitely don't like it. P.S. ours was not even hooked up to a network. We didn't know it even had wifi until today.

Answered by Becka 1 day ago

Fridge · Answer

No

Samsung · Answer

Thanks so much for asking, mjod! This model will function as a normal refrigerator without a Wi-Fi connection. This means that standard functions such as cooling and ice production do not require an internet connection. However, any of the added SmartThings features, such as monitoring the refrigerator from your smart device, will not be available without the Wi-Fi connection. ^Jecca

Answered by Samsung 5 years ago

Lisha517 · Answer

Connecting it to the SmartThings app is optional. It has a control panel inside the fridge to control the temperature.

“MUST we hook this up to a WIFI application for it to work properly or is that optional? We do not want to hook it into Alexa or our home wifi unless that is a requirement for it to function properly.”

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