How do I Connect My Nest Yale Lock to Alexa?

Your Digital Yale Lock can be controlled using the Alexa personal assistant in a simple way forming part of this brief walkthrough. So, connect your Nest Yale Lock to Alexa by adhering to every sequential step discussed here. Simply begin by tapping the “Menu” option followed by opening the Smart Home Skills option under the “Smart Home” feature.

Now get “More Smart Home Skills” page opened, enter the Smart Things in the search box, and tap the “Enable Skills” option going forward. Continuing with the process, just add the username and password followed by choosing the “Smart Thing” location and authorising the procedure subsequently to finally connect Nest Yale Lock to Alexa.

Alexa is a virtual personal assistant that is designed to compete with apple’s Siri, Google Now, and others. Whereas Yale lock is a digital door lock. It offers a convenient and smart digital lock solution for your home and office.

In this Article, We are Going to Explain How do I Connect My Nest Yale Lock to Alexa in Step by Step Manner.

• To perform connection Nest Yale lock with Alexa, the following things are required which are Yale lock with Z- Wave with B1L with Z-wave, T1L with Z-Wave, Samsung smart thing hub and app, Amazon Alexa device.
• First, you need to download Samsung smart thing mobile application for your android and iOS devices and create your account.
• Thereafter setup your Amazon Alexa device and download Alexa mobile application for android and iOS devices. You need to use your Amazon account to login into this application.

Now Allow to Connect Nest Yale Lock to Alexa:

In the previous section, you have given permission to Alexa to access the smart thing device and routine. Now your Alexa device needs to find the lock.

In the Amazon Alexa Application.

• After closing the message, your Alexa application directs you to discover the device automatically.
• Now tap on discover devices.
• Here you need to wait for some time to devise discovery complete.

Note: device discovery will discover your routine also.

If Alexa does Not Start to Begin Discovering Your Yale Lock Device:

• First, you need to tap on the menu in the Amazon Alexa application.

• Thereafter tap on the smart home.
• You need to scroll to your device.
• Click on discover devices.
• Now you need to wait to discover your devices.

• You will see a progress bar while Alexa looks for smart things and routines. You are authorized to access it and it will take up to 20 seconds.
• When the discovery process completed, the discover device and routine will be listed under your device section in the smart home section of your Amazon Alexa app.

Connect Nest Yale Lock to Alexa:

At the Amazon Alexa application.

Step 1: First you need to tap on the menu (Menu is showing in three horizontal lines).

Step 2: Now you need to tap on the smart home option.

Step 3: Thereafter you need to scroll your smart home skill.

Step 4: Then tap on get the more smart home skills.

Step 5: Now you need to enter smart things in the search box.

Step 6: Thereafter tap on enable to enable smart thing.

Step 7: Now you need to enter your smart thing username and password to connect with Alexa.

Step 8: Then tap on the login option.

Step 9: Now choose your smart thing location from the menu.

Step 10: Thereafter tap on authorize (Note: You can set a limit for Alexa to access later in your smart thing application).

Step 11: Once all the things become authorized, you will get the following message which is Alexa has been linking successfully with smart things.

Step 12: Tap on X to close the window and start device locating.

Installation of Yale Application:

1. Follow the installation instruction manual to install the application.
2. Download BILT application for 3D installation instruction for voice guidance to make it easier.
3. Now you need to program your master pin code.
4. Thereafter enroll your Z-wave module.
5. First you need to remove battery cover and batteries.
6. Thereafter insert the network module.
7. Again install the batteries and battery cover.
8. Thereafter enter 4 to 8 digit master pin code and then press gear button.
9. You need to tap 7 to followed by gear.
10. You are required to tap 1 to followed by gear.

Connect Yale Lock with Smart Things:

At the smart thing application-

Step 1: First you need to tap on the MyHome tab.

Step 2: Tap add a thing at the bottom of the thing list which is under the things tab.

Step 3: Now the application will display looking for the device.

Step 4: During the hub search, you need to bring a lock within 10 feet range of the hub then.

Step 5: You need to press any key to wake it if it is required.

Step 6: Enter 4-8 digit master PIN code followed by # or gear key.

Step 7: Thereafter press 7 followed by gear or # key.

Step 8: Tap 1 followed by gear or # key.

Step 9: Now you need to wait for 60 seconds.

Step 10: When the device is located, it will be listed at the top of the screen.

Step 11: Now you need to tap the device to rename it and then press the done.

Step 12: We advised you to rename your door like the front door, back door, etc.

Step 13: This is the name that you will use to speak to Alexa.

Step 14: Tap on Save when it is finished.

Step 15: You need to tap on OK to confirm.

Now all the setup is complete to connect my nest Yale lock to Alexa.