How To Set Up Your Fitbit Versa 2

How practise I prepare my Fitbit device?

Before y'all begin using your Fitbit device, y'all must connect it to your Fitbit account with a phone, tablet, or computer. Connecting your device allows information technology to transfer (or sync) data back and along with Fitbit.

Note: For more information nigh setting up Fitbit Ace, come across How practice I set Fitbit Ace devices?

Connect your Fitbit device to the charger before you brainstorm the setup process.

Closed Trackers and watches

If you're adding a 2d Fitbit device to your account or replacing an old one, skip down to How practice I set up up a replacement device or add a second device to my business relationship?

How do I create a Fitbit account and connect my device?

The latest Fitbit devices require an iPhone or Android telephone. To verify that your phone is uniform with the Fitbit app, visit fitbit.com/devices.

If your phone or tablet isn't uniform, you lot tin can prepare some Fitbit devices on a Mac or Windows viii.1 calculator with a plan chosen Fitbit Connect.

Cull a department below depending on whether you prefer to set up your device with the Fitbit app or with Fitbit Connect.

If you're calculation a 2d Fitbit device to your account or replacing an sometime ane, skip downwards to How practise I set up a replacement device or add a second device to my account?

Closed Fitbit app

Annotation: If y'all're setting upwards sure Fitbit devices with an Android telephone, a notification appears on your telephone to begin the setup process. Tap the notification and follow the on-screen instructions to set upward your device. If you don't have the Fitbit app, the notification takes you to the Google Play Shop to download the app.

To ready your Fitbit device with the Fitbit app:

Download and install the Fitbit app from i of the following locations:
- Apple devices—Apple tree App Store
- Android devices—Google Play Store
- Windows 10 devices (phones, tablets, and computers)—Microsoft Store
Open the Fitbit app and tap Join Fitbit.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Fitbit business relationship and connect ("pair") your Fitbit device to your telephone or tablet. Pairing makes sure your Fitbit device and telephone or tablet tin communicate with one another (sync their data).
Note that to create a Fitbit account, you're prompted to enter your birthdate, peak, weight, and sex to calculate your step length and to estimate altitude, basal metabolic charge per unit, and calorie burn down. For more information, see How does my Fitbit device summate my daily action? After you gear up your account, your first name, last initial, and profile moving picture are visible to all other Fitbit users. Yous have the pick to share other data, simply most of the information you provide to create an account is private by default.

For Fitbit Ionic, Fitbit Sense, Fitbit Versa, Fitbit Versa 2, and Fitbit Versa 3, you lot're prompted to connect your scout to your Wi-Fi network. These devices use Wi-Fi to gear up up your lookout man, download playlists, download apps from the Fitbit Gallery, and for faster firmware and Fitbit Os updates. For best results, connect your sentinel to your home Wi-Fi network. For more data, see How do I connect my Fitbit lookout man to Wi-Fi?

For Charge 5, your phone might share your location with your tracker to reduce the fourth dimension information technology takes for the built-in GPS sensors to connect to GPS satellites for the commencement time. Make sure the location permission for the Fitbit app is allowed. For instructions, see the Apple help article or the Google (Android) help article.

If you take trouble, see Why tin can't I fix my Fitbit device?

How do I set up up a replacement device or add together a 2nd device to my account?

Follow these instructions if you lot already have a Fitbit account and want to supplant your existing Fitbit device with a new 1, or if you lot use more than than 1 device connected to the same account. If you're replacing ane device with another of the same model, you'll be asked to confirm the replacement. For instructions on how to remove a Fitbit device from your account, run into Can I apply more than than one Fitbit device with the same account?

Choose a section below depending on whether you lot prefer to employ the Fitbit app or Fitbit Connect to set up your device.

Closed Aria

If you're unsure whether you own an Aria or Fitbit Aria two, plow the scale over and remove the battery cover to see how many batteries it contains. Aria uses four batteries, while Aria 2 uses 3 batteries. Aria 2 also has "Aria two" written on the dorsum of the calibration.

What router settings do I demand to set up up and sync Aria?

Aria connects to your wireless habitation network and works with any Wi-Fi router that uses the following standards:

802.11b frequency setting
WEP / WPA / WPA2 personal security
Automated (DHCP) IP setup (static IP configurations are non supported)

Your SSID and password should incorporate only alphanumeric characters (e.m. A-Z, 0-nine). If y'all experience issues connecting to a network that uses special characters, change the proper noun of the network to only apply alphanumeric characters, and try to connect again.

Can I utilise a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to gear up up Aria?

A mobile Wi-Fi hotspot should only be used if a wireless router is unavailable. Consider the following information when attempting to set up your scale using a hotspot:

Connecting Aria to a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot requires that the mobile device be persistently in this mode. The device's battery may drain quickly.
To complete the setup process with a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot, you will demand a second wireless device to connect to the hotspot. For example, if you are using an iPhone as a hotspot, you will need either some other mobile device or a computer to proceed through either of the set up methods explained in How do I prepare Aria?
Your hotspot needs to be configured according to the same specifications as a wireless router. For the specs, run into What router settings do I need to prepare and sync Aria?

How do I set up Aria?

To set your scale using the web-based method, you lot'll need a Wi-Fi enabled computer, phone, or tablet. Brand sure you know your Wi-Fi password and that information technology doesn't exceed 31 characters. For help finding your password, meet How do I observe my Wi-Fi network password and security setting?

Note: If you're trying to fix up your Aria over again afterwards making changes to your network, encounter How do I reconnect my Fitbit scale to my wireless network?

To set up your Aria calibration:

Restart the calculator, telephone, or tablet that you're going to apply to set up your scale.
Make sure your browser allows cookies.
If yous're using a computer:
1. Place your scale within 10 anxiety of your router.
2. Ensure that your router is compatible with the 802.11b protocol. For more information, encounter What router settings do I demand to fix and sync Aria?
3. If the router is connected to your reckoner with an Ethernet cable, unplug it. The router and computer must be continued over Wi-Fi.
Open a web browser on your figurer, phone, or tablet and get to fitbit.com/calibration/setup/start.
Tap Get started, then tap it over again when y'all see the pop-up message.
Sign in to your fitbit.com account.
Personalize your Aria by giving it a proper noun and entering the initials you'd similar to see on the scale when it recognizes y'all.
Put the calibration into setup mode past removing a battery for 10 seconds and then reinserting information technology. Tap Continue when the scale's display says "SETUP ACTIVE."
Switch your computer, phone, or tablet to the scale's Wi-Fi network (this will appear as the discussion "Aria" followed by six characters).
Return to your web browser and tap I'1000 Connected. You'll encounter a list of bachelor wireless networks.
Tap the name of your home wireless network. If yous don't come across your home wireless network, tap Refresh Networks to browse again. If you nonetheless don't see your network, tap Join Other Network to enter your network proper name and password manually.
Enter your network countersign. Remember that it'due south example-sensitive.
Tap Submit, and then immediately check your scale'due south screen every bit it attempts to connect to your network.
- If you see a cheque mark or a smiley face, Aria is connected and y'all can stand on the scale to complete a weigh-in.
- If you see an error message, see Why isn't my Fitbit scale working?

Closed Aria two

To fix up your Fitbit Aria ii, create a Fitbit account and connect your calibration through the Fitbit app on your phone, tablet, or Bluetooth-enabled Windows 10 figurer. At this time, Fitbit Connect isn't compatible with Aria 2, and then you tin't set upward Aria 2 using a Mac.

If y'all already have a Fitbit account and the Fitbit app, skip to How do I add a scale to my existing account?

Note: If you lot're unsure whether you own an Aria or Aria 2, turn the scale over and remove the bombardment comprehend to see how many batteries it contains. Aria uses iv batteries, while Aria two uses iii batteries. Aria 2 also has "Aria two" written on the back of the scale.

What router settings do I need to ready and sync Aria 2?

Aria two connects to your wireless dwelling house network and works with whatsoever Wi-Fi router that uses the post-obit standards:

802.11b/g/north frequency setting
WEP / WPA / WPA2 personal security
Automatic (DHCP) IP setup (static IP configurations are not supported)
Both the network name and password must be no more than than 32 characters long

Can I utilize a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to prepare Aria 2?

We exercise not recommend using a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot to set upwards Aria 2, as syncing will be irksome and your scale may be unable to update. Connecting Aria 2 to a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot requires the device to remain persistently in this manner, which may drain the battery apace and use excessive data.

How do I create a Fitbit account and connect Aria ii?

Annotation: If you're trying to set up your Aria 2 once more after making changes to your network, see How do I reconnect my Fitbit calibration to my wireless network?

Make sure the Fitbit app is compatible with your device by checking fitbit.com/devices.
Download and install the Fitbit app from i of the following locations:
- Apple devices—Apple App Shop
- Android Devices—Google Play Store
- Windows 10 devices (phones, tablets, and computers)—Microsoft Store
Open the Fitbit app and tap Join Fitbit to get started.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Fitbit account and connect your scale to the internet. You must know your wireless network password, and the calibration must be within range of the network. If you run into an mistake message, meet Why isn't my Fitbit calibration working?
Notation that the personal information you provide during setup is used to calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR), which helps determine your estimated calorie expenditure and your body mass index (BMI). For more data, run across How does my Fitbit device summate my daily activity? This information is private unless you change your privacy settings and opt to share it with your Fitbit friends.

If y'all accept problem setting up Aria 2, briefly printing the push button in the battery compartment to restart your scale and return to the showtime of the setup procedure. If you still tin't prepare your Aria 2 after completing all the steps above, contact Customer Back up.

How do I add a calibration to my existing account?

If you already have a Fitbit account, use the Fitbit app on your telephone, tablet, or Bluetooth-enabled Windows 10 computer to ready your new scale.

In the Fitbit app, tap the Today tab your profile picture.
Tap Gear up Upward a Device.
Cull your device.
Follow the on-screen instructions to create a Fitbit business relationship and connect your calibration to the internet. You must know your wireless network password, and the calibration must exist inside range of the network.

If you lot have problem setting up Aria 2, briefly press the push in the battery compartment to restart your scale and begin the setup procedure over again.

What is a personalized icon on Aria two?

When you prepare your scale, y'all're asked to choose a personalized icon. This icon appears on the calibration whenever you complete a counterbalance-in. After y'all weigh yourself, yous see your icon on the screen to confirm the weigh-in is assigned to the right person. Refer to the table for a complete list of the bachelor icons.