

This frees the Echo Dot up to be registered to someone else’s account. Select the Deregister button next to the Dot.Select Settings from the left menu and select the Echo Dot you want to deregister.Visit the Amazon website and click on your Account at the top.Here’s how to deregister the Echo Dot if you are the original owner: Sometimes people forget, or sometimes they just decide it’s not their problem. Ideally, the original owner would deregister it before giving it to you, but that doesn’t always happen. However, if you bought a pre-owned Dot, then it has to be deregistered from the previous owner’s account before you can use it. When you order an Echo Dot new from Amazon, it is registered to your account before being dispatched from Amazon.

You can now place your Echo Dot anywhere within reach of a good wireless signal in your home. Your Dot should now know its own configuration details and will reconnect whenever you turn the power off and back on or move it to another room in your house. That should be it for setting up the Echo Dot on your WiFi network. Open the Alexa app and follow the prompts to enter the WiFi information.The light ring will spin for about a minute. Place the Echo Dot within range of your WiFi router and plug it in.Select Connect to join your Echo Dot to your WiFi network.Īmazon made setup much simpler for the third generation Dots.Select your WiFi from the list that appears in the Alexa app and enter the network password.Press and hold the Action button on your Echo Dot until the light ring changes to orange.Select Add Alexa Device in Wi-Fi Network.Select Alexa Devices from the app and select your Echo Dot.Select your WiFi network and select Connect.Navigate to Settings in the Alexa app and select Wi-Fi.You should see the light ring turn blue and then orange. Unbox your Echo Dot and download the Alexa app onto your phone if it isn’t already there.First and Second Generation Echo Dot Setup Before we get into the nitty-gritty of troubleshooting an error, let’s make sure that your Dot was properly set up in the first place. A very common source of Echo Dot registering errors is an improperly completed setup routine.
