The following table describes important changes to the Alexa for Business Administration Guide, beginning in November 2017. For notifications about updates to this documentation, you can subscribe to an RSS feed.
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deprecated. (p. 93) For more information, see
Import your devices. August 2, 2021 You can now set up Echo
Show 8 devices as shared devices. (p. 93) are supported for Zoom Rooms with Alexa built-in. (p. 93)
For more information, see
Prerequisites. November 13, 2020
You can now set up Echo Dot 4th generation, Echo Dot 4th genetation with clock, and Echo Plus 4th generation as shared devices. (p. 93)
For more information, see Getting Started with Shared Devices.
October 28, 2020
Use Alexa for Business for a hands-free way to control your Zoom Rooms. (p. 93)
For more information, see Use
Zoom Rooms with Alexa built-in. July 9, 2020
You can use Alexa for Business with Lifesize room systems. (p. 93)
For more information, see Use Lifesize room systems with Alexa for Business.
June 9, 2020
The max volume range for a room profile has changed to 4-10. (p. 93)
For more information, see
Managing Room Profiles. May 12, 2020
Use Alexa for Business for a hands-free and consistent way to control your Zoom Room Appliance. (p. 93)
For more information, see Use Zoom Rooms Appliance with Alexa built-in.
April 26, 2020
If intelligent room release is on, users now get an email when their room is released. Also, any interaction with Alexa counts as a check-in, and recurring meeting data is included in room utilization metrics. (p. 93)
For more information, see Configure Meeting Room Settings and View Room Utilization Metrics in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Devices in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 10, 2020
Configure Alexa for Business to meet your security and compliance objectives, and learn how to use other AWS services that help you to secure your Alexa for Business resources. (p. 93)
For more information, see Security in Alexa for Business in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide. in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide. in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
October 29, 2019
Enable data use policy to help
improve our services (p. 93) For more information, see Managing Room Profiles in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
August 13, 2019
Contacts can contain multiple phone numbers and one SIP address (p. 93)
For more information, see Managing Contacts in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
June 21, 2019
To simplify the process of creating and managing network configurations, you can define network profiles. (p. 93)
For more information, see Managing Network Profiles in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
May 21, 2019
Send Alexa announcements to one or more rooms. Alexa will wake and speak the announcement that you create. (p. 93)
For more information, see Sending Announcements in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
May 2, 2019
Use Polycom Trio with Alexa for
Business (p. 93) For more information, see Use Polycom Trio with Alexa for Business in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 16, 2019
Users can ask Alexa to find an available meeting room (p. 93)
For more information, see Managing Conferencing and Room Booking in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 3, 2019
Publish private business skills with Alexa Skill Blueprints (p. 93)
For more information, see Alexa Skill Blueprints in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 27, 2019
Run multiple gateways (p. 93) For more information, see Running Multiple Gateways in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 15, 2019
Import Devices with the Alexa
Companion App (p. 93) For more information, see Import Your Devices in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
January 16, 2019
Use the Device Setup Tool for WPA2 Enterprise network security type (p. 93)
For more information, see Run the Device Setup Tool in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
December 10, 2018
See how Alexa for Business helps your organization by creating usage reports (p. 93)
For more information, see Creating Usage Reports in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
December 7, 2018
Use Alexa for Business to control your Polycom Group Series systems and join meetings by using your voice. (p. 93)
For more information, see Use Polycom Group Series with Alexa for Business in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
December 6, 2018
Register an Alexa Voice Service (AVS) device with Alexa for Business by giving access to the Alexa built-in device maker. (p. 93)
For more information, see AVS Permissions in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
October 24, 2018
Ask Alexa to check whether a room is available, book a room, and tell you who reserved a room (p. 93)
For more information, see Link Alexa for Business to Your Calendar System in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
October 9, 2018
Use the Device Setup Tool - Beta for WPA2 Enterprise network security type (p. 93)
For more information, see Run the Device Setup Tool in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
September 24, 2018
Link Alexa for Business to Office 365 with delegate or application permissions (p. 93)
For more information, see Link Alexa for Business to Office 365 in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
August 15, 2018
New deregistered device
status (p. 93) For more information, see Managing Devices in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Instruct Users to Use the Alexa Smart Scheduling Assistant in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide. Use Zoom Rooms with Alexa for Business in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
May 9, 2018
View the network connection status of a device and monitor devices using CloudWatch (p. 93)
For more information, see Managing Devices in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 30, 2018
Password expiration
emails (p. 93) For more information, see Set up Microsoft Exchange Access for Users in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 26, 2018
Various conferencing
updates (p. 93) For more information, see Managing Conferencing in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 10, 2018
Change permissions for a
skill (p. 93) For more information, see Managing Skills in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
April 6, 2018
Make calls from your shared devices with Alexa for Business (p. 93)
For more information, see Managing Calling in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 28, 2018
Updates to the Device Setup
Tool (p. 93) For more information, see Run the Device Setup Tool in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 26, 2018
Added support for Fuze and
Google Hangouts Meet (p. 93) For more information, see Understanding Alexa-enabled Conferencing in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
March 16, 2018
Use the Alexa for Business gateway to connect Alexa for Business to your Cisco TelePresence systems (p. 93)
For more information, see Use the Alexa for Business Gateway in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
February 8, 2018
Assign multiple devices to a
room (p. 93) For more information, see Managing Devices in the Alexa for Business Administrator’s Guide.
January 26, 2018
Initial release (p. 93) Initial release November 29, 2017