kwikset How to Enable Alexa Voice Control Instruction Manual

How to Enable Alexa Voice Control

There are two ways to enable Alexa voice control of your Kwikset Halo Smart Lock:
Method 1 – Linking the Kwikset Smart Home skill
Method 2 – Adding a lock to your Alexa account (page 3)

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1 Method 1 – Linking the Kwikset Smart Home skill

2 How to Enable Alexa – Method 1 (Continued)

3 How to Enable Alexa – Method 2

4 How to Enable Alexa – Method 2 (Continued)

5 Documents / Resources

5.1 References

6 Related Posts

Method 1 – Linking the Kwikset Smart Home skill

1. On your Android or iOS the device, open the Alexa app.	2. Tap on the hamburger menu.	3. Tap on Skills and Games.

4. Tap the search icon on the upper right of the screen.	5. Search for “Kwikset Smart Home” and tap on it.	6. Tap Enable to Use.

7. On the account linking page, enter your Kwikset app username and password, then tap Sign In.	8. When the accounting linking is complete, tap the X in the top right corner to continue to devise discovery.	9. Tap “Discover Devices” to show the newly discovered Halo devices that you can control using Alexa.

Continue to the next page for additional steps.

How to Enable Alexa – Method 1 (Continued)

10. Wait while Alexa searches for your device.	11. After your device is discovered, tap Set Up Device.	12. You can tap Skip or tap Choose Group to add your device to a group.

13. Tap the group name and Add to Group to add the device.	14. The device is now in the group. Tap Continue.	15. Your device is now ready to use. Tap Done.

16. You’re done! Now, you are able to use the following commands: “Alexa, is [Lock Name] unlocked?” “Alexa, is [Lock Name] locked?” “Alexa, lock [Lock Name].” “Alexa, unlock [Lock Name].” NOTE: Unlocking will require an additional PIN for security.	For a secondary method of enabling Alexa, continue to the next page.

How to Enable Alexa – Method 2

Method 2 – Adding a lock to your Alexa account

1. On your Android or iOS device, open the Alexa app.	2. Tap on the hamburger menu.	3. Tap on Add Device.

4. Scroll down until you see Lock then tap on it.	5. Scroll down until you see Kwikset Halo then tap on it.	6. Set up your Kwikset account and activate your lock if you haven’t already. If your Kwikset account is already set up and your lock is already activated, tap Continue.

7. Tap Enable to Use.	8. On the account linking page, enter your Kwikset app username and password, then tap Sign In.	9. When the accounting linking is complete, tap the X in the top right corner to continue to devise discovery.

How to Enable Alexa – Method 2 (Continued)

10. Tap “Discover Devices” to show the newly discovered Halo devices that you can control using Alexa.	11. Wait while Alexa searches for your device.	12. After your device is discovered, tap Set Up Device.

13. You can tap Skip or tap Choose Group to add your device to a group.	14. Tap the group name and Add to Group to add the device.	15. The device is now in the group. Tap Continue.

16. Your device is now ready to use. Tap Done.	17. You’re done! Now, you are able to use the following commands: “Alexa is [Lock Name] unlocked?” “Alexa, is [Lock Name] locked?” “Alexa, lock [Lock Name].” “Alexa, unlock [Lock Name].”
	NOTE: Unlocking will require an additional PIN for security.