The HIP-MV8LED identifies day and night automatically and will only illuminate at night when movement is detected and Turns off automatically after 50 seconds if no motion is detected. * If set to automatic: It will not illuminate by day or when another light source is detected. Can also be set to ON to always stay on * The night light instantly turns on when it detects motion, and can detect motion from as far as 15 feet away with 60 degrees of vision. * The bright LED never needs replacing it"s so efficient that you will get more than 1,800 activations on one set of batteries * No hardwiring required; just load with 3 AA batteries (not included) and turn on. Incudes 2 mounting options: 1. Peel the adhesive strip of Velcro (included) and stick to the wall 2. Mount the screws (included) to wall and connect it to the Mounting Holes