How to Connect Echo Dot to Orbi Mesh Network?
March 8, 2024 / Morris Norman

How to Connect Echo Dot to Orbi Mesh Network?

Smart home devices control all your smart lights, ACs, TVs, geysers. These smart home hubs are easily connect with the WiFi and your phone to access the internet.

Amazon Echo Dot is a similar smart home hub that connects to all the smart devices in your home. Here, in this blog post, we will get you through a tour that contains instructions to setup Echo Dot in your house.
This setup includes the supplying power to the device, connecting it to the phone, and linking it to your Orbi mesh system that has running on Orbi firmware update version with the help of simple steps.

How to Turn On Amazon Echo Dot?

To turn on the Amazon Echo Dot, you have to learn about its ports and buttons given on the devices front. Let’s take a look how to start the Echo.

  • You will find the action, microphone off, volume up down buttons on the Echo Dot.
  • There is a Light ring on the smart home device that shows the status of device and connection.
  • For audio output and power input, you will see the ports on the side of the Dot.
  • To supply power and turn on the Echo Dot, just connects the USB cord to the USB port.
  • Now, connect the adaptor to the electric wall socket and press the action button to turn it on.

After starting the smart home device, you have to download the Alexa app in your phone by connecting it to the Orbi router.

How to Link Echo Dot to Orbi Network?

Here, in this section, you will get to know how to download the Alexa app in your phone and how to link Orbi mesh network to the Echo Dot.

Install Alexa App

  • Connect your phone to the Orbi network with the help of its SSID username and password.
  • Now, go to the Play Store app and search Alexa app in it. You will reach to the download page.
  • Find and touch the download icon to start the app installation process. After installing the app, open it.
  • In the app, you have to create an account by entering your details like name, email, and create a password.
  • Then, you have to add your Echo dot in the app by searching and selecting your smart home device model.

Now, you can easily connect with your new Echo dot device easily, but first you have to provide internet service to the device. So, let’s connect to your Orbi WiFi mesh system.

Connect Orbi to Echo

Before connecting the Orbi to the Echo, you must check that you have completed the Orbi login interface setup and adjust the settings and networks. Then start the Orbi to Echo dot link establishment process.

  • At first, go to the Alexa app in your phone.
  • Then, select MORE option and tap on SETTINGS.
  • In the SETTINGS tab, you have to select the Device Settings.
  • Now, tap Echo Dot and go to WiFi Network> Tap Change button.
  • Then, simply press the Action button on the Echo dot.
  • The smart home device will start to find WiFi network, just select the Orbi WiFi name.

Now, you have connected the Orbi router network to the Echo dot. After that let’s see how you can add home smart devices like lights, TVs. You can also ask Alexa to play music in apps like Amazon Music, Jio Saavn, and Apple Music.

How to Add Smart Devices in Alexa App?

In this section of the blog, you will learn how to add different home devices like TV, AC and lights in Alexa app and control then by using Echo Dot.

  • To add devices that are connected to your Orbi WiFi network, you just have to open the Alexa app in your phone.
  • Tap Add icon (+) in the app.
  • You will see the smart devices that are connected to your phone and WiFi.
  • Just select the device to add in the Alexa app and Echo dot.

After adding the devices like TV or AC, you can ask Alexa to turn the devices on and off.

The Final Conclusion

So, the blog ends here in which you have seen what Echo dot is and its full installation that is so easy and simple. We have added sections that described how to download Alexa app in your phone and how to connect Echo Dot to Orbi WiFi mesh network.

Disclaimer: We hereby disclaim ownership of any product and any association, affiliation or representation in any form, of any brand, product or service. All the information provided here has been drafted by a team of highly qualified technical experts and regularly undergo reviews and updates.

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