How to integrate Wemo and Cortana
TechBytes with Ron Nutter
Here are other videos about the Wemo -
How to setup a Wemo Wifi Smart Plug - https://youtu.be/eVOHqfkSqJw How to Get Alexa talking to Wemo Wifi Smart Plug - https://youtu.be/pcyyYLx4qKY How to integrate Wemo and Google Assistant - https://youtu.be/FnBkRYYJQxA How to integrate Wemo and Cortana - https://youtu.be/eMAVi_YVXJM How to setup Yonomi and Wemo Mini Outlet - https://youtu.be/-WPJgF9sphM How to use Yonomi with Alexa - https://youtu.be/j4pUOXfMO-w
If you havent setup the Wemo, do these step first -
- Download Wemo app on your smartphone
- Run Wemo App
- Tap on Get Started bar in Wemo app
- Tap on WeMo SmartPlugs button
- Plug in WeMo smart outlet into wall outlet
- Change Smartphone to Wemo SSID (something like Wmo.Mini.C44)
- Restart WeMo app
- It should discover your Smart outlet shortly
- Tap on Next to continue
- Enter email address (this will be used for advising of updates, recalls, etc)
- Tap on Next button to continue
- Wemo app will restart and discover nearby netowrk (it only sees 2.4 Ghz SSID's)
- Tap on the SSID you want it to use
- Enter password/passphrase for SSID
- Tap on Save
- Info will be saved to Wemo Device
- App will restart and you should now have control of the Wemo Smart Plug
Cycle the device several times and enter and exit the app to make sure that all is working as expected. When prompted for a firmware upgrade, to it now to get your device on the latest firmware.
To get Wemo talking to Cortana, do these steps - This first section assumes that Cortana isnt linked to IFTTT. If it is, you can go to the next section
- Go to https://ifttt.com/cortana
- Login to IFTTT
- Click on Connect to link Cortana to IFTTT
- Enter your Microsoft account credentials associated with Cortana
- When you are returned to IFTTT, you are now linked to Cortana
Follow these step to enable voice control of the Wemo with Cortana
- Click on search on the IFTTT smartphone app
- Tap on Search icon
- Type wemo
- Tap on Services
- Tap on Wemo Smart Plug
- Tap on Connect
- Switch to Wemo app
- Tap on More
- Tap on Connect to IFTTT
- IFTTT pin should be generated momentarily
- Tap on Connect button
- You will taken to IFTTT screen
- Enter IFTTT credentials
- Tap on Sign In button
- Switch back to IFTTT app
- Tap on My Applets button
- Tap on Plus symbol in upper right hand corner of the screen
- Tap on Plus sign beside This
- Search for Cortana
- Tap on Cortana
- Tap on Say a specific Phrase
- Tap on What do you want to say
- Type Wemo On
- Tap on Create Trigger
- Tap on What do you want Cortana to Say line
- Type Turning Wemo on
- Tap on Create Trigger
- Tap on plus sign beside that
- Type Wemo
- Tap Wemo Smart Plug
- Tap on Turn on
- Tap on drop down under ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMAVi_YVXJM
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