Amazon Echo Dot is a smart speaker with Alexa support. The Echo Dot can be used as a hands-free device and can easily control smart home devices, plan your day, play music and audiobooks, and make calls with other Amazon Alexa and Echo device users over the Internet. Unlike other Amazon speakers, this model has a small speaker and is designed to work with external speakers. You can connect external speakers (or headphones) to the Echo Dot through a 3.5mm audio jack, via Bluetooth or WiFi. Amazon Echo Dot has a number of microphones, so it can hear the user’s voice even through loud music. At the same time, Alexa is able to remember the owner’s voice and recognize it among other people’s voices.
But what if it doesn’t work properly? As great as the Dot is, there is no technology product without problems. One problem that Dot owners sometimes encounter is an error when trying to register the device to a WiFi network. Here’s how to fix the error and properly register your Amazon Echo Dot.
How to set up the first and second generation of the Amazon Echo Dot properly
This error mainly occurs if you have registered your device incorrectly. First, let’s try to figure out how to properly set up the Amazon Echo Dot. To do so, follow these steps:
- First of all, download and install the Alexa app on your smartphone.
- Then, put your Echo Dot within range of your Wi-Fi router and connect it to the network. You should see the light ring turn blue and then orange. You should then hear Alexa say “Hello”.
- After that, go to “Settings” in the Alexa app and choose “Wi-Fi”.
- Next, choose your WiFi network and tap “Connect”.
- Tap “Alexa Devices” in the app and choose your Echo Dot.
- Then, tap “Add Alexa Device” in “WiFi Network”.
- After that, press and hold the “Action” button on your Amazon Echo Dot until the light ring changes to orange.
- Choose your WiFi from the appearing list in the Alexa app and enter the network password.
- Finally, save the password in the Alexa app and tap “Connect” to join your Amazon Echo Dot to your WiFi network.
How to set up the third generation of the Amazon Echo Dot properly
If you want to set up the third generation of the Amazon Echo Dot properly, you have to follow these steps:
- First of all, download and install the Alexa app on your smartphone.
- Then, put your Echo Dot within range of your Wi-Fi router and connect it to the network. You should see the light ring turn blue and then orange. You should then hear Alexa say “Hello”.
- After that, go to the Alexa app and follow the prompts to enter the WiFi information.
This completes setting up the Echo Dot on your WiFi network. Your Dot should now know its configuration data and will reconnect whenever you turn the power off and on again or move it to another room of the house. Now you can place your Echo Dot anywhere within reach of a good wireless signal in your home.
How to fix the Amazon Echo Dot registering device errors
If you want to fix the Amazon Echo Dot registering device errors, you have to try these steps.
First of all, try to restart your Echo Dot and then reboot your router too. After that, you will see if that resolves the problem or not. To reboot the Amazon Echo Dot, all you have to do is unplug it for at least 10 seconds and then plug it back in. If it still does not work, try to reboot your router using the reset button on it. You should make sure that all of your devices can connect to the network and work stably with it.
How to deregister the Amazon Echo Dot
If you purchased a pre-owned Dot, it must be deregistered from the previous owner’s account before you can use it. As a practical matter, the original owner should unregister it before giving it to you, but that’s not always the case. Sometimes people forget, and sometimes they just decide it’s not their problem.
So, if you want to deregister your Amazon Echo Dot, you have to follow these steps:
- First of all, navigate to the Amazon website and click on your account at the top.
- Then, click “Content and devices”.
- After that, click “Settings” from the left menu and choose the Echo Dot you want to deregister.
- Finally, click the “Deregister” button next to the Dot and choose it again to confirm.
