kwikset How to Enable Alexa Voice Control Instruction Manual
- June 6, 2024
- Kwikset
Table of Contents
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)
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.