To start fire up the alexa app and then tap the menu button in the top left corner of the screen.
How to get alexa to lock door.
This passcode need only be 4 digits and can be changed whenever you need it.
This means that you can say to your amazon echo speaker alexa lock the door and provided that your amazon and august devices are connected to the same wi fi network the door will lock.
First make sure that all your z wave or zigbee compatible locks are connected to your smart home hubs and set individual names for each door.
Tap the unlock by voice toggle switch to turn the option on.
Alexa lock the front door alexa unlock the front door.
Alexa can lock your doors and also tell you the status of your locks.
You will be prompted to set a voice code which will be required whenever you attempt to unlock your lock by voice.
In order to unlock your door using alexa all you would need to say is hey alexa unlock the front door at which point the voice assistant would respond by asking you for the passcode that you determined inside of your app.
View doorbell cam video and talk with visitors through echo show and spot.
Select smart home from the menu.
Alexa can lock your doors and also tell you the status of your locks.
Connecting your smartthings or wink hub to alexa is easy.
Scroll down and tap the smart lock that you want to be able to unlock with your voice.
Tap edit in the top right corner.
Custom skills like lock unlock with pin.
Just give alexa voice commands like the following examples.
Alexa lock the front door alexa is the back door locked when asking alexa to lock or check lock status you must use the name of your lock as it appears in your smartthings app i e.
Front door for security reasons alexa cannot unlock locks.
Lock unlock and check door status by talking to alexa.
Unlock by app will enable the ability to unlock your lock manually from the alexa app.