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Getting Started

From box to a talking, family-aware assistant in about 15 minutes. No account creation before the hardware works, no firmware flashing, no YAML.

What's in the box

  • Olsie Hub (plugs into your router)
  • One or more Olsie Minis (the speakers you talk to)
  • Power supplies, an Ethernet cable, and a claim card with a QR code

Setup

  1. Unbox and place the Hub near your router.
  2. Plug in the Hub - Ethernet into the router, then power. Its light breathes white while it starts, steady white when ready (about two minutes).
  3. Open the Olsie app on your phone. It finds the Hub on your network automatically.
  4. Scan the claim QR on the claim card (or on the Hub's underside). This pairs the Hub to your household - cryptographically, not with a password you'll forget.
  5. Name your assistant. "Olsie" is the default wake word; pick what your family will actually say.
  6. Enrol family voices. Each person reads three short sentences so Olsie knows who is who. Add the kids too - that is how kids mode knows they are kids.
  7. Place your Minis in rooms, plug them in, and the app adopts them one by one.

That's it. Say the wake word and ask for a timer.

Founders white-glove setup

Early households (our first 25) get the founder version of setup: we come to you, do all of the above in person, and leave a card with a direct phone number. If anything in this guide doesn't match what you see, use the card.

If something doesn't work

  • Hub light not turning steady white: check Ethernet first, then power cycle once.
  • App can't find the Hub: make sure your phone is on the same Wi-Fi network, not on mobile data.
  • Still stuck: status.olsie.ai shows if it's us rather than you.