First, plug in your Echo Dot or other Alexa device and follow the on-screen prompts to connect it to your Wi-Fi network. Next ...

In its raw form, you could use a Dot as a supplementary Alexa portal, in addition to an Echo. You possibly wouldn't want to listen to music through it, unless perhaps you live in a monastery ...

If you are not within ear-shot of your Alexa Echo, Dot or Tap device and need to command it from anywhere in the world, you’d most likely use the handy mobile app or web interface to control it.