What is the TP-Link Router Alexa Skill and how do I use it?
TP-Link Router Skill is a kit of skills developed for TP-Link Wi-Fi products to work with Amazon Alexa. Thanks to this feature, you can control and customize your home network by giving simple voice commands to Alexa.
TP-Link Router Skill contains two kinds of skills, custom skill and native skill. When using custom skills, you need to add the TP-Link prefix to voice commands. While using native skills, no prefix is needed.
Here we take one of the router skills as an example.
Custom Skill: Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn on the guest Wi-Fi.
Native Skill: Alexa, turn on the guest Wi-Fi.
Note: Currently only Deco M5 supports TP-Link native skill. But don’t worry, more models will support this feature in future updates.
With TP-Link Router Skills, you can control some functions of your TP-Link routers, including Guest Network, Night Mode, LED, etc.
Please check the List below to see if your TP-Link product is compatible.
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Wi-Fi Routers Product |
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Model |
Hardware version |
Supported Functions |
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Archer AX11000 |
V1 |
QoS, Speedtest®, Guest Network, LED, WPS, Night Mode |
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Archer AX6000 |
V1 |
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Archer C5400X |
V1 |
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Archer C5400 |
V2 |
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Archer C4000 |
V2 |
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Archer A20 |
V1 |
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Archer C3150 |
V2 |
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Archer C2300 |
V1 |
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Archer A2300 |
V1 |
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Archer C7 |
V4/V5 |
Guest Network, LED, WPS, Night Mode |
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Archer C9 |
V5 |
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Archer C90 |
V6 |
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Archer A7 |
V5 |
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Archer A9 |
V5/V6 |
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Archer A10 |
V1 |
QoS (Device Priority), Guest Network, LED, WPS, Night Mode |
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Archer A2600 |
V1 |
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Whole Home Wi-Fi Product |
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Deco M9 Plus |
V1 |
QoS, Speedtest®, Guest Network, LED, Night Mode |
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Deco M5 |
V1/V2 |
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Deco P7 |
V1 |
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Deco M4 |
V1 |
QoS, Guest Network, LED, Night Mode |
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Deco P9 |
V1 |
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Deco E4 |
V1 |
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Deco M3 |
V1 |
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Deco E3 |
V1 |
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Deco W2400 |
V1 |
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To use the TP-Link Router Skill, just speak to your Amazon speakers (such as Amazon Echo, Amazon Echo Show, etc) with the following voice commands.
Voice Commands of TP-Link Custom Skills
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Function |
Action |
Command |
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LED |
On |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch on the router's lights. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to enable my router's lights. Alexa, ask TP-Link to show me the router's light. |
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Off |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch off the router's lights. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to disable my router's lights. Alexa, tell TP-Link I don't want to see the router's lights. |
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Night Mode |
On |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch on the night mode. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to enable/activate the sleep mode. Alexa, tell TP-Link I am going to sleep. |
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Off |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch off the night mode. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to disable/deactivate the sleep mode. |
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Set time |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to change the time/times/timing of night mode. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to change the night mode time/times/timing. |
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WPS |
On |
Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to connect/add a new device to the network. Alexa, ask TP-Link to help me connect/add my device to Wi-Fi. Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch on the WPS. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to enable/activate the WPS. |
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Guest Network |
On |
Alexa, tell TP-Link I have friends coming. Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch on the guest Wi-Fi. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to enable/activate the guest network. |
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Off |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch off the guest Wi-Fi. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to disable/deactivate the guest network. |
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Speedtest® |
Test Speed |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to run/start/do/perform a Speedtest®. Alexa, ask TP-Link what's my internet speed. Alexa, ask TP-Link how fast is my network. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to know if my speed is slow. Alexa, ask TP-Link to turn/switch on the Speedtest®. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to enable the Speedtest®. |
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QoS |
On (Application Priority) |
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Off (Application Priority) |
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Prioritize (Device Priority) |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to prioritize my favorite device for 2 hours. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to prioritize my favorite device. Alexa, ask TP-Link to set/assign/give QoS to my devices all the time. |
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Stop prioritizing (Device Priority) |
Alexa, ask TP-Link to stop prioritizing my devices. Alexa, tell TP-Link I want to/I would like to remove the priority of my favorite device. Alexa, tell TP-Link I don't want to prioritize my devices anymore. |
Voice Commands of TP-Link Native Skills
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Function |
Action |
Command |
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LED |
On |
Alexa, turn on router lights |
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Off |
Alexa, turn off router lights |
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Night Mode |
On |
Alexa, turn on night mode |
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Off |
Alexa, turn off night mode |
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WPS |
On |
Alexa, turn on WPS |
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Guest Network |
On |
Alexa, turn on guest network/turn on guest Wi-Fi |
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Off |
Alexa, turn off guest network/turn on guest Wi-Fi |
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QoS |
On |
Alexa, set QoS to gaming/standard/streaming/chatting/surfing/custom or Alexa, set Application priority to gaming/standard/streaming/chatting/surfing/custom |
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Access Control (Required extra configuration on the Alexa App, refer to the link for details.) |
Alexa, pause Wi-Fi for John's tablet (John's tablet is the name of the tablet). |
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