howtoconnectamazonalexaechotowifi

The Echo family of products designed by Amazon has made life so much easier for many people around the world. However, the life of these devices lie within its voice, which is the Alexa app. It is a smart app inbuilt in a smart speaker device that can easily pick up your orders and deliver the work for you. There are several tasks that can be done by using this app, such as play music from your playlist, set alarms, timers and reminders and get updated with the latest news, traffic updates and weather updates. You can also completely control your smart home by connecting the alexa app to your other smart devices. Here is a quick guide on how to connect amazon alexa echo to Wi-Fi:

• 1) Download the alexa app

You can download the alexa app for free of cost using your smart phone. Your smart phone needs to have one of the following operating softwares, as the app is compatible only with these:

• Fire OS 3.0 or higher
• Android 4.4 or higher
• iOS 8.0 or higher

You are required to create an amazon account and sign in using those credentials. You can also download the app on your computer through any of the updated browsers through the Alexa official website.

• 2) Turn on the device

Firstly ensure that the device is plugged in to a power adapter and charger at all times. Place the device in a comfortable distance away from any obstacles for it to easily pick up voices. Switch on the device by pressing the action button. Wait for the blue light to turn orange and the device will then greet you with an inbuilt voice and enters into set up mode.

• 3)Connect your Echo device to Wi-Fi

Your device will give you instructions on the set up processes. You will be listed with all the wi-fi networks available for you to connect to. You need to follow the instructions given by the device to set up your wi-fi connection. The instructions are easy to follow.

• 4)Talk to Alexa

Call out “Alexa” and get started. It is the woke word set by default and can be changed in the settings at any period of time. Talk in natural and free flowing sentences for Alexa to catch your commands.

If you have any trouble during the set up processes, you can either read more about it online on the official page or contact the Amazon Alexa helpline centre.

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Launched in 2014, Amazon Echo and its brain, Alexa, are transforming human interaction with machine. The Artificial Intelligence powered personal digital assistant, Alexa works through a cloud server and is continuously improved to enhance user-experience. Alexa can take many commands and instantly responds to them. It can help you order food, check the weather, schedule a task, put reminders, manage calls and messages and control smart home devices. With new added features, Alexa can also interact with other apps on your device and help you in booking a cab, ordering food or listening to Ted Talks.

Amazon Echo is a powerful cylindrical speaker that comes with 360 degree sound that enables interaction with Alexa. It comes in three different colors- Black, grey and White. There are four buttons on the top- the ‘Action’ button, volume up, volume down and mute. The ring light on top shows different colors while performing different tasks or denoting status of deice. Once the device is setup and connected to WiFi, the light will appear as soon as you say “Alexa”. Choose from various tasks that Alexa is capable of performing and it will give you an instant response.

How to connect Amazon Alexa Echo to WiFi? Here is a look at the steps involved:

• 1. Download the latest version of Alexa app. It is available on the Google Play Store for Android devices, on Apple App Store for iOS devices and on Amazon App store for desktops.
• 2. Connect your Amazon Echo device into a power source and fire the Alexa app on your mobile device.
• 3.Go to ‘Settings’ tab on the app menu and select ‘Set up a new device’ option. This will show a list of available devices, choose Echo from that list.
• 4.Press and hold ‘Action’ button on Echo device. Keep the device close for this step. Once the orange ring light appears, the device is ready for WiFi connection.
• 5. The Alexa app will prompt to connect the app to a custom Amazon wireless network to establish a secure connection with the device. Press ‘Continue’ for the last step to connect Amazon Alexa Echo to WiFi.
• 6. The app will then show a list of available WiFi networks. Choose your preferred network and the step will be complete. Alexa can only connect to dual-band WiFi networks with a minimum speed of 512kbps. It does not support peer-to-peer networks.

Once the setup is complete, Alexa on Echo is now available for voice interaction and to work with your commands.