The skill can be set up in 2 easy steps.

• Activate and open the Alexa skill 'Roomskills Squeezebox Player' using the Alexa App
• Configure the skill on Roomskills.com

The only prerequisits are

• The skill Roomskills Squeezebox Player has to be installed via your Alexa Account and the account has been linked during the skill activation process.
• A Logitech Media Server has to be installed with the music that should be played on the speaker (below you find information how to install the music server. You can also purchase a ready to use server in our shop, Product Roomskills Starterpack).
• An account at Roomskills and the package Basic (an account will be automatically created during the installation process and a 4 weeks testing period is included to start with).

First open the Alexa App and search for the skill 'Roomskills Squeezebox Player'. Then click on the button 'Activate to use' to install the skill.

During the skill activation you have to link your Amazon Account to the skill.

If the skill activation and the account linking was successful you can start the skill by using the voice command

Alexa, open music player

and the skill will guide you through the skill configuration process.

Normally when starting to use the skill you probably have already a Logitech Music Server up an running serving your music to various players. If not you can install the Logitech Music Server almost on every computer. Just use the earch engine of your choice with the search 'install Logitech Media Server' and you will find various descriptions on how to install the server. We can suggest the tools MAX2PLAY or piCoreplayer which both are good solutions to setup a server on the famous small computer Raspberry Pi. The pi consumes not much energy and can be left running all the time and this way is ready to use when you want to play your favorite tunes on the Echo speaker.

In order for the skill to find your music player you need to configure the skill on Roomskills.com with some small parameters. These parameters have to be entered on the Roomskills.com website.

• First you go to the website Roomskills.com and click on 'Login' and login using you Amazon Login.
• In the area 'Services you find a service named 'LMS Music Player' and you click on the button next to the service.

• In the field 'Name' you can edit the same of the service. It can stay the way it is.
• In the filed Logitech Media Server Webinterface you have to enter the URL of the web interface in the format http://192.168.178.25:9000/
• In the fields Username und Password you have to enter the username and password of the server, of the server is configured with one. In the standard setup they are not set and then fields can stay empty.
• In the filed Playername you can define the name under which the Echo player will appear on the Logitech Media Server.
• With a click on 'Save&Close' you can save the configuration.

That's all

The simple voice command "Alexa, open music player" is all you need to connect the Echo speaker to the music server. Now a suitable app or the web interface of the music server can be used to control the player. Unfortunately the Echo speakers react with a significant delay to the changes made on the server. With the simple voice command "Alexa, open music player" after the changes on the server you can make the Echo speaker pick up the changes right away.

By just opening the skill you start the player mode:

Alexa, open music player

Alternative voice commands are:

Alexa, tell music player to connect

To order the package Basic you can use the voice command:

Alexa, tell music player purchase basic

Alternative voice commands are:

Alexa, tell music player buy Basic

Alexa, tell music player purchase Roomskills Basic

Alexa, tell music player buy Roomskills Basic

You can get information on the current package by using the voice command:

Alexa, ask music player what is the current package

Alternative voice commands are:

Alexa, ask music player membership

Alexa, ask music player subscription

And for ending the skill:

Alexa, stop