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Setup guide
About 5 minutes. You need a phone or laptop and your home Wi-Fi password.
Place it and plug it in
Set the light where you'll see it from the couch, with the button and power jack at the back. Plug the power adapter into the barrel jack on the base, then into the wall. The display wakes up in a few seconds.
Open setup mode
A brand-new (or freshly reset) light starts in setup mode on its own. Otherwise, give the side button a short press. The light opens its own open Wi-Fi hotspot named goallight.
Join the hotspot
On your phone, open Wi-Fi settings and join goallight. The setup page usually pops up on its own. If it doesn't, open a browser and go to 192.168.4.1.
Your phone may warn that the network has no internet — that's expected. Choose "stay connected".
Choose your Wi-Fi, team and time zone
Pick your home network and enter its password, select your team, choose your time zone, then tap Save. The light restarts and joins your Wi-Fi.
Check the front
Reconnect your phone to your home Wi-Fi and go to http://goallight.local. Tap Test Orientation — if "UP" isn't centred on the front of the tube, open Settings and adjust Rotation (and Mirror / Upside down if the text reads wrong).
Test the goal
Tap Test Goal to see the beacon and hear the horn. Then set a broadcast delay to match how you watch (see below) and you're done. Between games, the light shows the time.
Using your light
Everything lives on the light's own page at http://goallight.local (or its IP address — see Troubleshooting).
Main page
- A live preview of exactly what the display is showing
- Game status for your team's game today
- Test Goal and Test Orientation buttons
- Live Sync on/off and Force Sync
- Event log — handy if you ever need support
Settings
| Team | The team the light follows and celebrates |
| Time zone & clock | 12 or 24-hour, clock colour. Daylight saving is automatic. |
| Broadcast delay | Holds the goal back so it fires when you actually see it. Streaming is often 30–60 s behind live; cable 5–15 s. Start there and adjust after a goal or two. |
| Brightness | Separate day and night levels, with night hours you choose |
| Orientation | Rotation, mirror and upside-down, so the front faces you |
During a game the score scrolls in each team's colours. After the final whistle the final score stays up for 30 minutes, then the clock returns.
Goal sounds
The speaker in the cap plays a goal horn when your team scores. The light holds up to 5 short sound clips.
- Upload or swap clips over Wi-Fi from the light's settings page — no cables or reflashing.
- Set the volume from the same page.
- Keep clips short (a few seconds) — think horn plus a bit of crowd.
Firmware updates
Updates add features and keep up with changes to league data. To install one:
- Download the latest file from the firmware page.
- Go to
http://goallight.local/system. - Upload the .bin file and wait for the restart. Don't unplug it mid-update.
The /system page also shows your firmware version, live-data status, and lets you set an admin password (user name admin, 6+ characters) that protects settings and updates.
Button cheat sheet
| Short press | Opens setup mode (the goallight hotspot) to change Wi-Fi or start over |
| Hold 10 seconds | Factory reset. The small status LED blinks while you hold — faster near 10 seconds. Erases Wi-Fi, all settings, the admin password and your sound clips, then restarts in setup mode. Let go early to cancel. |
Forgot the admin password? A factory reset is the way back in.
Troubleshooting
| Setup page doesn't pop up | Stay connected to goallight and browse to 192.168.4.1. Turn off mobile data for a minute if your phone keeps jumping back to it. |
| Can't see my home network | The light only sees 2.4 GHz networks. Check your router has 2.4 GHz turned on, and move the light closer for setup. |
| goallight.local won't open | Some Android phones and older Windows PCs don't support .local names. Look up the light's IP in your router's device list and type that instead. |
| Goal lights up too early / late | Adjust the broadcast delay in Settings — raise it if the light beats your TV, lower it if it lags. |
| No score during a game | Check the main page's game status and the live-data status on /system. Try Force Sync. If live data is failing for a while, a firmware update may be available. |
| Clock shows the wrong time | Double-check the time zone in Settings. Time comes from the internet, so the light must be online. |
| Text is backwards or off-centre | Settings → Orientation: adjust Rotation, Mirror or Upside down, then use Test Orientation. |
| Too bright at night | Set a lower night brightness and the night start/end hours. |
| Display is dark | Check the adapter is firmly in the jack and the outlet works. Use only the included adapter. |
FAQ
Orders
How do pre-orders work?
Where do you ship and how much is it?
What payment methods do you accept?
Can I change my address after ordering?
What's the return and warranty policy?
Do I need an account to order?
Setup
What kind of Wi-Fi does it need?
I changed my Wi-Fi password. Now what?
I forgot the admin password.
The Goal Light
Which sports does it work with?
Do I need an app or an account?
How fast does it react to a goal?
Can I change or turn down the goal sound?
Will it be too bright at night?
What happens if the score data changes?
Is this an official league product?
Still stuck?
Send us a message and a real person will reply, usually within one business day. You'll get a ticket number and can follow the conversation online.
Helpful to include
- Your order number (it's in your confirmation email)
- What the display shows, or a photo of it
- A screenshot of the event log from goallight.local