There are three ways to interact with lights: by name, group, or general device type.
- To interact by name, use the exact name in the command.
- To interact with a group of devices with similar names, use a common word in the light names.
Example: If there are lights named office lamp and office light, the user can say "Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn off the office lights" or "Alexa, ask Building 36 to Turn off the lights in the office," and both the office lamp and office light would turn off.
- To interact by general device type (e.g. lights, switches, dimmers, shades, or bulbs), say the type of device in the command.
Example: "Alexa, ask Building 36 to Turn off the switches" would turn off all of the lights on the account.
The list of commands is a small subset of the possible things the user can say to their lights.
Example commands:
Note: The example light commands are sent to a light with the name office light.
To turn light(s) on
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to switch on the office light”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn the office light all the way up”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn on the lights”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn on the lights in the office”
To turn light(s) off
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn off the office light”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to flip the office light off”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn off the lights”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to turn off the office lights”
To Set Value if the light is a dimmer (along with on/off commands)
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to set the office light to 70 percent”
- “Alexa, ask Building 36 to lower the office light to 25”
What commands are not supported?
Building 36 on Amazon Alexa does not support commands that ask the status of lights (e.g., "Is my living room light on?").