Screenshots by Megan Wollerton/CNET Step 4: Set up the Wi-Fi Check to see if the LED ring around the Echo Dot with Clock is pulsing orange; this means it's in setup mode.

The basic LED on the $50 Smart Clock Essential only tells you the time and temperature, but you can still ask Google Assistant to set an alarm.

Obviously this only works on clocks that reset to 12:00 when you plug them in and don't continue flashing (unless for some reason you don't mind the flashing).

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