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Achieve Certification Through The CSA Interoperability Lab

Sending your Matter devices for testing at the Connectivity Standards Alliance Interoperability Lab (CSA ITL)? With only a few extra steps, you can have your devices submitted for Works with SmartThings (WWST) certification by the ITL on your behalf.

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Learn more about the CSA Interoperability Test Lab at https://csa-iot.org/certification/interop-lab/

Through this WWST certification path, CSA ITL will run the SmartThings Automated Test Suite against your device(s), provide test results, and submit your devices for WWST certification on your behalf.

WWST certification enhances your device's visibility and credibility among SmartThings users. Certified products gain valuable benefits, including:

  • ✅ Permission to use the Works with SmartThings logo and branding kit.
  • 🌎 Featured placement in the SmartThings app and website, with purchase links reaching over 380M global users.
  • 📢 Co-marketing opportunities such as campaigns, PR initiatives, events, and more.
  • 💡 Access to user engagement analytics for insights and optimization.

Fill and Submit the Interoperability Lab Intake Form​

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Before getting started, contact us at partners@smartthings.com - we will assign a dedicated Partner Success Manager to assist you in completing the certification process.

After connecting with a Partner Success Manager, you are now ready to complete and submit the CSA Interoperability Lab intake form.

Once your intake form has been submitted to CSA, you are ready to register your brand and product with SmartThings.

Register Your Brand and Product With SmartThings​

Configure Your Organization​

To complete the submission process, you will need to configure your SmartThings Organization to allow CSA to submit devices on your behalf.

  1. Sign in to the SmartThings Console using your Samsung account.
  2. Navigate to the Console Organization Settings. At the top right corner of the Console, click your username and select Organization Settings.

    If you do not have an existing SmartThings Organization, you will be prompted to create one.

  3. Invite the following CSA interoperability lab emails to your organization:

    matterinterop@gmail.com
    matterinterop2@gmail.com
    matterinterop3@gmail.com
    matterinterop4@gmail.com
    matterinterop5@gmail.com

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By adding CSA ITL emails to your organization, you are permitting CSA ITL to test your device using the SmartThings Automated Test Suite (ATS), and to submit your device for WWST certification.

Create Your Brand​

If you do not yet have a Brand created in the SmartThings Console, create one by selecting Brands from the Console sidebar menu and follow the indicated prompts to create a new Brand.

Create Your Product​

After inviting the CSA ITL emails to your Organization and creating a brand, you are ready to create a new Product in the SmartThings Console. The product form will document several key elements of your device, including connection protocols, model number(s), and more.

To create a new Product in the Console:

  1. Select Products from the Console sidebar menu and create a new product, or navigate to https://developer.smartthings.com/console/products/new. On the new product page, you will be asked to complete information in two sections: product details, and integration details.

Provide Product Details​

  1. You will be prompted to provide several product details, including:
    • Product name
    • Model number
    • Brand (select the Brand you created in the previous steps)
    • Product category
    • Product description
    • Product image in PNG format (transparent background required; minimum resolution 584x584px)
    • (Optional) Product purchase url

Provide Integration Details​

You will also need to provide your integration details on the same page:

  1. Select Edge Device as your Integration Type
  2. Select Standard for Edge Device Integration Details
  3. Select your Matter Protocol Type (Wi-Fi or Thread)
  4. (Optional) Select a driver for your device. If you are unsure what driver to use, the Edge Driver Builder can guide you through the selection process. Optionally, you may skip this step; the ITL will provide this info when submitting your device for certification.
  5. (Optional) Provide your VID and PID. The ITL will provide this in their submission on your behalf if you do not have these values readily available.
  6. Select a Device Profile for your product. If you are unsure what Device Profile to use, the Edge Driver Builder can guide you through the selection process.
  7. Select or create a new onboarding profile for your product. The onboarding profile defines the manual pairing instructions. If you do not have an onboarding profile created, select Create an onboarding profile here to begin the creation process.
  8. Select the regions/countries your product will be distributed in.
  9. Provide your product hardware version, firmware version, and power source.
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Skip the Works with SmartThings Test Suite section of the new product page. The ITL tester will complete this section for you.

  1. Click Create Product to save your product info to the Certification Console.

Notify CSA ITL and Complete Your Submission​

After creating your Product in the Certification Console, contact your SmartThings Partner Success Manager. Your Partner Success Manager will notify CSA ITL to complete the remaining submission steps for you, including:

  • Running the Automated Test Suite
  • Linking the results to your product
  • Submitting your product for certification

Once your product is certified, you can safely remove the CSA ITL tester emails from your Organization, or keep them associated for future certifications. Your certified products will automatically be published to the SmartThings catalog, and now enjoy the benefits of WWST certification, including utilizing the Works with SmartThings press kit.