How to Connect Your Printer to Alexa

How to Connect Your Printer to Alexa – Did you know that you can ask Amazon Alexa to print something on your wireless printer? Yes, you heard it right!. Amazon Echo smart speakers, powered by Alexa virtual assistant can now control your printer. This recently launched feature lets Echo device owners to print out documents, common items like their Alexa to-do lists, recipes, educational content for kids, some games like Sudoku or crossword puzzles, and much more with a quick voice command. For those who do not know about this feature and want to know more about it, then you have come to the right place. In this blog we will guide you with the steps on How to Connect Your Printer to Alexa. 

Alexa Print feature has made printing a whole lot easier for everyone. Now, Alexa device owners can enjoy hassle-free printing by just using their voice commands. The AI Assistant even notifies you when your ink levels are low and can be set to order more ink automatically. This feature is supported with Echo devices from the second generation or later, and with Alexa-compatible printer brands such as HP, Canon, Brother, and Epson. All you have to do is check the compatibility of your device and you are good to go. Users who don`t know the process of how to print with Alexa can read this post till the last to get detailed information regarding the same. In this blog, we will guide you with step-by-step instructions on How to Connect Your Printer to Alexa  and use alexa for printing activities. So let`s get started!.

How to Connect Your Printer to Alexa

To connect your printer to Alexa, you’ll need two things: an Alexa-compatible printer and a second generation Echo speaker or newer. You`ll also need your computer or smartphone (either iOS or Android) to set up the connection. Once you have those things you just need to turn them on and connect them on the same Wifi network. Now to connect your printer to alexa you need to give the following command “Alexa, discover my printer”. Once discovered, the printer is added, just like any other smart home device. If that does not work, you can connect them manually with the below listed steps.

• Open the Alexa app on your phone
• Select “Devices” from the  menu.
• Press “+”, then “Add device” and Choose”Printer”
• Choose your printer from the list
• Alexa should now be able to communicate with your printer
• If you want to unlink your printer from alexa, you can disable the skill or delete it from the Devices option.

Once Alexa and your printer are connected, you can use different voice commands to print all types of files without the need for additional applications. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to print specific documents saved on your phone, PC, or other devices, but your printer can still print a lot. Here are few examples.

“Alexa, print a chicken recipe”

“Alexa, print my shopping list”

“Alexa, print a test page”

“Alexa, print a Sukodu puzzle”

“Alexa, print a coloring page”

Alexa is compatible with most of the IPP-enabled network-connected printers from HP, Canon, Brother and Epson. Let’s take a look at how to manually connect your HP, Canon, Brother, and Epson printers to Alexa. Read and follow the steps carefully given below.

Connect your HP Printer to Alexa

Alexa and hp printer works very smoothly but before connecting hp printer to alexa make sure that both devices should be connected on the same wireless network.In case, if they are not then your hp printer won`t be able to commuicate with alexa and you can`t print using voice commands. Once you’ve connected your HP printer to Alexa, you can print shopping lists, calendars, to-do lists, puzzles, comics, checklists, coloring pages and recipes from Allrecipes.com. Below is the step by step guide on how to connect hp printer to alexa.

a) First, make sure that your printer is linked to your WI-FI network and running eprint and web services.

b) Now, get the printer’s email address first.

c) If you do not know the address, follow these steps below to find it

•  On your computer, press the eprint or network setup button.
•  Some computers may ask you to go through this series of menu`s : Setup -> Settings -> Wireless settings.
•  If, the email address is not displayed check if your web services are running
• If it`s not on, follow the instructions to enable it and check for updates.
•  If Web Services is enabled, select “Print” or “Print Info” to obtain the printer’s address.
•  If you do not find your email address or if a sheet doesn’t print when it should, you may need to disable and then enable Web Services.

d) once you have your printer email, then enable the HP Printer Skill for Alexa

e) Open the Alexa application on your PC or phone.

f) Click the menu icon to find Alexa Skills Options

g) Search for HP and click the HP Printer result

h) Click on Enable Skill

i) Save the permissions. Enter the printer email address, then click Finish and start printing.

So these were the detailed steps on how to connect hp printer to alexa in easiest way.

Connect your Canon Printer to Alexa

• Make sure your printer is turned on.
• Open Amazon Alexa App and search for “Canon Inkjet Printer” skill and then enable it
• Login into the Canon Inkjet Cloud Printing Center with your Canon Id
• If you do not have an ID, you must create one. You can do this by clicking Create Canon ID> Create Account.
• Once done, go to the Alexa App < Settings < Link Account
• Sign-in with your credentials
• Select “Allow”
• Now, Alexa is ready for printing.

Connect your Epson Printer to Alexa

• Before you begin, make sure your printer is connected to the wireless internet.
• In the Alexa App on your iOS or Android device , tap “Skills & games”.
• Find Epson Printer skill in the search and then enable it
• Choose save permissions
• Input your Epson Connect username and password and tap Sign-in.
• Now Alexa is succesfully linked to your epson printer

Connect your Brother Printer to Alexa

• Make sure your brother printer is turned on and connected to the wireless internet
• Open Amazon Alexa App and sselect skills and games
• Search for Brother Printer Skill and enable it
• Choose save permissions
• Log in to your Brother account (or create if you don’t have one)
• Select Sign in
• To complete the setup, follow the on-screen prompts.
• Now, Alexa is connected to your brother printer.

What can Amazon Alexa Print?

Alexa can print a wide variety of materials, but the most useful stuff to print is Alexa`s own content, such as your to-do list you can set up with Alexa or amazon shopping list. Printable content like crosswords puzzles and coloring pages are often not easy to print with Alexa when you can go online and choose a crossword puzzle or colouring page to print yourself. However, most of Alexa’s printable content comes from third parties, and perhaps the most popular use of Alexa’s printing feature is printing recipes. Amazon has partnered with companies like Allrecipes.com to offer printable content through its Alexa skills.

Also Read: How To Put Echo Show In Setup Mode

WRAP UP

Overall, Alexa Print feature is a great way and fantastic idea to print with Amazon Alexa.The step-by-step guide on how to connect your hp,canon,brother,epson printer to Alexa will help you set up an easy communication between your printer and alexa. We hope that this blog has given you some insight of to how to live more smartly with Printer and Alexa. If in case even after following all the instructions you’re unable to connect or sync your printer to the Alexa, then you can get in touch with our experts by initiating Live chat or by dialing Alexa Customer Service Number 1-872-888-1589. We’ll be happy to help you out!

FAQ`s

• How do I print my Alexa shopping lists

Once you’ve connected printer to alexa, you can just ask for physical versions of your shopping & to-do lists. Just say, “Alexa, print my shopping lists,” and it will print a copy.

• Why Alexa won`t print my shopping lists

If your printer is compatible with AI assistant and it’s not working, you can troubleshoot issues with Alexa to make it work. Some major fixes involves making sure your internet is acitve, ensuring Alexa and printer are connected on the same Wi-Fi network, and resetting your modem/router.