[nevadapatriot]

>Once upon a time I thought one of those devices could be handy.

>Now I won’t have one in my home. I have a washer/dryer that >*CAN* connect to the internet, but they don’t have the >internal password, so they are not allowed online.

Most IOT devices do not require a password to connect to your router, I know the Echo dot does not, never gave it a password and it didn’t ask but it still got an IP and connected online. Same with 5 IP webcams I got, 2 different manufacturers, all get an IP and connect without ever been given a password. Somehow it works around it. DHCP is enabled so maybe it exploits that but trying to make a point no password was ever given to these things

[Don W]

I’ll have to re-read the manuals. Again. I’ll unplug the damned things between loads if I have to. It’s not the mfr’s business when and how many loads I do.

[RBW in PA]

Most IOT devices do not require a password to connect to your router

This is an interesting statement if correct. I do not own any IOT devices and frankly do not want them. However, I just looked at the setup instructions for the Echo Dot. It's done through a phone app and says nothing about entering a password. I'm wondering if the app somehow passes your router password used on your phone to the device? Perhaps via a blue tooth connection. If there is a way around wifi router passwords, you could connect to anyone's network and that don't sound right.