Smart Home Setup and Troubleshooting

Key Microsystems helps you set up and troubleshoot your smart home. Fix a stuck Echo, repair a routine, or get your cameras on screen with clear, step-by-step guides.

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Alexa and Echo

Lights, listening, and stuck requests 5 guides

Routines and automations

Alexa, Google Home, and HomeKit 3 guides

Cameras and CCTV

Laptop screens and remote viewing 5 guides

Plugs and appliances

Energy use, water leaks, and offline devices 5 guides

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Alexa

Fix a solid blue Echo ring

Find out if Alexa is listening or stuck. Routines

Fix an Alexa routine schedule

Check the trigger, time zone, and target devices. Cameras

Use a laptop as a CCTV screen

Get your camera feed onto a screen you already own. Smart plugs

Check a smart plug's standby cost

Compare the plug's energy use with what it can save.