Smart Home Skill - Set up Alarm.com with the Amazon Alexa app
Requirements
Note: Using the Alexa Smart Home Skill with Alarm.com is only available in the US.
In order to use Alarm.com with Amazon Alexa, you must have:
- An account powered by Alarm.com.
- Lights and/or thermostats powered by Alarm.com.
- An Amazon Alexa device and associated Amazon customer account. These include:
- Echo
- Echo Dot
- Echo Show
- Tap
- FireTV Voice Remote
To connect the Alexa Smart Home Skill to an Alarm.com account:
- Open the Amazon Alexa app on your mobile device.
- Tap in the lower right corner.
- Tap Your Smart Home Skills.
- Tap Enable Smart Home Skills.
- In the search field, enter Alarm.com.
- Tap Alarm.com Smart Home.
- Tap Enable.
- In the Username and Password fields, enter the Alarm.com account credentials.
- Tap Allow.
- Tap Done to leave the confirmation screen.
- Now that you have turned on the skill, you need to discover your thermostats and lights. There are three ways to do this:
- When you tap on the confirmation screen, a pop-up window will appear. Tap Discover Devices.
- Add devices from the home page. For more information, see Add new equipment to Amazon Alexa.
- Ask Alexa. Say "Alexa, discover my devices".
Note: If a light or thermostat does not appear, verify the device is plugged in and has an OK status on the Alarm.com customer website.
- When you tap on the confirmation screen, a pop-up window will appear. Tap Discover Devices.
- After the discovery is complete, the devices will appear in Your Devices.
For additional information and example commands, see Amazon Alexa Smart Home Skill.