If you want to manage your IoT products more effectively, then try FetchitGO, which is a smart device that can control all your smart home devices. Once FetchitGO control panel or FetchitGO virtual device is configured to perform certain button actions. The same button presses could be done through the commands to Alexa.
Control your smart home devices even when you are away from the FetchitGO device, just by asking Alexa.
You can configure your FetchitGO virtual device buttons on IFTTT channel- "Thinga".
In order to create and use the FetchitGO virtual device, make an account on https://fetchitgo.tantiv4.com. You can also register the FetchitGO control panel on the website and use the same. Then do account linking on Alexa skill page using same login details, after creating a virtual device on the above website.
Say commands like, "Alexa, open t. four and turn on lights", or "Alexa, ask t. four to remove darkness and turn on lights". Here, "turn on lights" is the note written corresponding to the button on "fetchitgo.tantiv4.com". It is crucial to say the complete note you wrote, within the sentence you are speaking. Hence, it is recommended to keep the note corresponding to the configured buttons limited to 2-3 words for your ease. Write words in the notes which are easy to pronounce, so that there is no pause while speaking them.
You can take Alexa’s help to know more about this skill by saying, “Alexa, open T four and help” or simply say “Alexa, help” if you have already launched the skill.