Basic Setup for Your Amazon Echo Dot Intelligent Personal Assistant

Authored by: Support.com Tech Pro Team

1. Introduction: Amazon Echo Dot: Basic Setup

This will guide you through the initial setup of your Amazon Echo Dot.

Make sure you have your wifi login information, and your Amazon account login information available before continuing with setup.

2. Amazon Echo Dot: Physical Setup

1. First, pick a spot you'd like your Echo Dot to be.
2. Plug in the Micro-USB power cord. It will boot up right away.
   
   

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2. The light ring on Echo Dot will turn blue.
   

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2. When the light turns orange, Alexa will greet you.
   

3. Go to Installing Amazon Alexa app to your phone or tablet

Go to Installing Amazon Alexa app to your phone or tablet

4. Amazon Echo Dot: Connect to Wi-Fi

1. Your Amazon Alexa app should already be prompting you to begin setup.
   

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2. In the Alexa app, follow the instructions to connect Echo Dot to a Wi-Fi network.
   

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2. Select your Wi-Fi network and input your password.

5. Amazon Echo Dot: Speakers

While Echo Dot has a speaker, you can connect it to external speakers with the included audio cable or through Bluetooth.

6. Amazon Echo Dot: Basic Commands

You can talk to Alexa through your Echo Dot now. Start by asking Alexa what the weather is like. Say, "Alexa, what's the weather?"

Alexa will answer you with the weather in your area!

Go ahead and try out these commands:

• Alexa, what's the news?
• What's the traffic like?
• Alexa, set a timer for 20 minutes.
• Play music by David Bowie.
• Alexa, what movies are playing?
• Find me a nearby sushi restaurant.
• Alexa, create a to-do list.
• Alexa, create a shopping list.
• Add toilet paper to my shopping list.
• Alexa, how hot is the sun?