If Key Light does not appear when trying to control or pair via Control Center or phone, the steps in this article can help: OK, randomly a few months ago, my KLA decided to stop showing up in Control Center. I have no clue why as nothing really changed from a network hardware standpoint. I also did not disconnect or reset anything.

The Key Light Mini is arguably the most attractive of all Elgato's Key Light products. It's no longer just for in-studio content creation, with the addition of a battery and a smaller size making it something that any type of content creator can use. While it demands a high price due to its wireless controls and excellent diffuse lighting, the Key Light Air would make the life of a regular streamer significantly easier. The ease with which you can change the brightness and color temperature mean that you can adjust your lighting to your surroundings instantly. While you can link several lights to the same controls, what's missing is the ability to save profiles within the Mac, PC and smartphone apps, which might be useful for dealing with different lighting conditions - not all of use have a dedicated room that's not affected by sunlight or stream from an identical setup or distance each time.The result is lights that are both excellent at night while still being soft. The Key Light and Key Light Air are more than bright enough to stream and record YouTube videos with. The Key Light and Key Light Air are both much larger and designed for a studio environment. If you never plan to create content away from your setup then they may still be a more viable option, but the flexibility the Mini offers while maintaining similar performance, well it's hard to ignore. Elgato Key Light Mini: Should you buy it? You should buy this if ...

These steps can be used to manually pair an Elgato Wi-fi lighting product if other methods are not working correctly. Comparison: Key Light Air on the left, and the Key Light Mini on the right. (Image credit: Future/Alex Berry)But no included stand is surprisingly inconvenient. I have a spare mini tripod I could use with it, but to use this in any kind of studio environment you're going to have to invest in additional gear. These solutions may or may not work for you, but I thought its worth putting it on the inter webs to help even one frustrated person out there. That said, after using these since they launched, I wouldn’t actually recommend using them head-on over long periods. They just cause too much eye strain unless you use them at an angle. Color Temperature Range The Elgato Key Light gets quite tall. I’m 5’8” and the Elgato Key Light was just a few inches shorter than me. However, you can't put the Key Light on the floor without buying a separate base. Alright folks. I was pretty pissed of with Elgato's frankly lame support on connection issues with the Key Light Air (let's called it KLA to shorten things), but I think I have it worked out.