# Alexa not connecting

**URL:** <https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [October 28, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163 "2020-10-28T17:34:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![wipaul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/wipaul/32/1745_2.png) [@wipaul](https://wled.discourse.group/u/wipaul)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:34pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/1 "2020-10-28T17:34:02Z")

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New to WLED. Running a nodemcu with 10.2 wled. Works great but alexa cannot find the device. The echo is an echo plus.  
Any known fixes?  
I did not see a different binary than WLED\_0.x.x\_ESP8266.bin that would be for the nodemcu with alexa enabled

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**Author:** ![huggy-d1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/huggy-d1/32/51_2.png) [@huggy-d1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/huggy-d1)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/2 "2020-10-28T17:41:59Z")

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Did you search this discourse group and review the WLED wiki for Alexa?  
It usually relates to finding the right name field that Alexa can use, and enabling Alexa.  
Sometimes it relates to the home network configuration.  
Sometimes it relates to the wrong firmware is loaded (one with Alexa disabled for example will never work).

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**Author:** ![wipaul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/wipaul/32/1745_2.png) [@wipaul](https://wled.discourse.group/u/wipaul)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/3 "2020-10-28T17:49:53Z")

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Yes I searched it and tried several changes and reboots. Haven’t tried a different release. How can I determine which firmware has Alexa disabled?

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**Author:** ![wipaul](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/wipaul/32/1745_2.png) [@wipaul](https://wled.discourse.group/u/wipaul)\
**Post date:** [October 29, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/7 "2020-10-29T23:37:12Z")

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The problem was an old Echo Plus unit. I plugged in a newer echo dot and it worked right away.

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**Author:** ![huggy-d1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/huggy-d1/32/51_2.png) [@huggy-d1](https://wled.discourse.group/u/huggy-d1)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2020, 7:08pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/8 "2020-10-30T19:08:11Z")

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That’s a new solution for me! I didn’t even realize there was a thing called an Echo Plus.

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**Author:** ![manyaOnIsle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/wled.discourse.group/manyaonisle/32/894_2.png) [@manyaOnIsle](https://wled.discourse.group/u/manyaOnIsle)\
**Post date:** [December 24, 2020, 7:27pm UTC](https://wled.discourse.group/t/alexa-not-connecting/1163/9 "2020-12-24T19:27:54Z")

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I had same problem and pulling a plug on Alexa and restarting worked for me.