Features:

  • Control from anywhere - turn electronics on or off from anywhere with your smartphone using the kasa app (compatible w/ android & ios)
  • Voice control - works with amazon alexa, google assistant and microsoft cortana supported devices for a hands-free experience
  • Compact design - won't block the other wall outlet allowing two smart plugs to be installed side-by-side
  • Kasa scenes & schedules - schedule the smart plug to automatically switch on and off when away or set a scene for controlling many devices with a single button
  • Note: 2-Pack includes two (2) smart plugs. Requires a secured 2.4 ghz wi-fi network connection
TEN STARS, NO, TWENTY STARS for this AMAZING PRODUCT

For 2 or 3 years I have wrestled with absolutely hateful WEMO Wi-Fi products. Hateful, stubborn, annoying, frustrating products that have been a pain in the derriere every time they lost their connection to my router. Hateful, I tell ya. A few months ago I received a TP-Link outlet free with the purchase of an Amazon Echo Show. I assumed it would be equally hateful and never plugged it in. I recently replaced my router and have gone through the process of reconnecting everything that makes my house "Smart". I spent 7 hours trying to reconnect the WEMO devices, including 3 hours on the phone with my Internet provider until they finally suggested that I might try another brand. I dug out the unused TP-Link outlet and had it online in just a few easy minutes and it felt like the sun had come out on my WEMO-darkened day. I jumped online and ordered more of these miracle TP-Link devices and was waiting for the Amazon delivery this afternoon. I plugged in the first one and had it online in less than 2 minutes, with the Kasa app already on my phone, and had the schedule entered in another 2 minutes or less. It's intuitive. It works the way a human mind expects it to. And it works. PERIOD. I would donate the hateful WEMO products to charity, but those people haven't done anything wrong and they don't deserve to suffer like that. TP-Link is the ultimate Wi-Fi plug, and now I'm going to order their light bulbs.

About that "Connectivity Problem"... (It's NOT a problem)

Several reviewers have complained that they've had trouble with initial set-up, specifically with setting up the second plug in the package. Their problem is VERY easy to resolve (and really not a problem)--and should not dissuade you from purchasing this very good product. Here's what's happening: To set up the plug, you connect to it with your mobile device. The device app has a specific application for that, which temporarily disconnects your device from its regular internet connection and connects directly to the plug. When you've finished setting up the plug, the app automatically reconnects you to your home wifi and the plug connects to the wifi. However, I've discovered that if you then immediately set up the second plug, your mobile device may or may not re-disconnect from your home wifi and connect directly to the plug. Fortunately, there's an on-screen direction for if this happens that gives two options: (1) hit the reboot switch on the plug (easy enough), or if that doesn't work, (2) connect to the plug "manually." Fortunately, (2) is way easier than it sounds: simply go into your mobile device's wifi options and look for a wifi source that is the name of the plug (TPLink1503, I think). Connect to that and *pow* you're right back in the setup. Setting up two of my plugs took about 15 seconds of active work and 30 seconds of allowing it to download a firmware update. Setting up the third required the reboot, which added a whopping 5 seconds. The fourth required the direct connect, which added another 5 seconds. So, bottom line: Don't let this complaint worry you. If you follow the onscreen directions, you'll coast along with no problems. And the product itself is terrific: simple, stable, and very useful. I'd even call it "slick." If I were to make one complaint, it would be to include directions on the actual programming of the plug for specific operations. The app itself is pretty intuitive and it doesn't take much effort to figure it all out (and once you have, it's a piece of cake to go back and make changes), but people who are a bit technophobic may feel intimidated. Please, don't be--you can't hurt it by simply toying around with the app. Slide and scroll things around and you'll see how to make it work: how to set the timer or rig it to activate/deactivate at sunrise/sunset. Again, very slick product. I highly recommend it.

Good Smart Plugs and Easy User Interface!

I got these to turn on and off some devices when I'm out of town. I already own a TP-Link HS110, so I was adding two more devices to the TP-Link Ecosystem. First Impressions: After unboxing, it comes with simple instruction pages and two devices. The plugs are long horizontally, so if you have a two by two outlet like mine, you won't be able to plug them in horizontally unless you have some sort of extension cable. However, there is room to plug them in one on top of another. There is a power button on the side that you can use to manually turn on and off the device and whatever is plugged into it. Setting Up: Setting up the devices was easy. I followed the directions on the box, and had both set up in about 10 minutes. Make sure that you plug in one device at a time and are able to rename it before plugging in a second device. Otherwise it'll be confusing as to which device is which. After setting it up, I was able to use the KASA app on my phone to turn each device on and off as well as monitor how long they've been running for. Unlike the HS110, they don't monitor energy usage. The response time between turning the device on and off on my phone and seeing the actual device turn on and off was almost instantaneous. Overall: I recommend this item. It was easy to install and configure. The app is also easy to use as well, and the response of the devices were instant.

Now that is great in itself

So let me begin by saying I already had the Kasa app on my phone and a wifi plug set up already. I got this and it took literally seconds to add this to my app. I use this to turn off a camera looking out a window that doesn't work well at night so I have it programmed to shut that camera down at sundown and back on at sunrise. The existing wifi plug controls a lamp that I program to go on and off when I am away. Now that is great in itself, but I added them to Amazon Alexa and now I can also control them with my voice. Got to love these things. Oh yea the other one is for my C hristmas tree when the season comes. Never have to worry about turning things on and off kneeling down and unplugging things. These make things much more convenient. My wife like that when we go out The lamp comes on at sundown so if we forget to turn it on the dogs will still have light. Oh and I can even control them on my phone if I need too. Great device.

If you're lazy and have an echo or echo dot, then these are for you!

I'm lazy...and these little sucker make my life so much easier. I turn the ac on while I'm heading home so I can have a nice cool house when I get home. I don't need to worry when I can't find the remote....we just ask the Alexa to turn the ac on. Since the plug have a grouping feature in the app, I can control all plugs at once and tell Alexa to turn off everything in the group when I leave the house. I also have it hooked up to my lamp and it's convenient so I don't need to get out of bed to turn it off. They don't work on the tower fans from Costco because I guess the fan doesn't remain in the on position once this device cuts its power. If you are connecting it to a fan, it needs to be one that has a twist knob so that it always remains in the on position even though the power to it gets cut.

WAY BETTER than WeMo. Works great with ECHO.

Pros: Works way better than WeMo. Enough said? Setup is way easier and less buggy. Resetting is easy and fast, unlike WeMo. If you use Alexa, these never have an issue and do not lose connectivity. The Alexa skill is flawless now. Mixed: Setup sometimes freezes but it's quick and easy to reset. Once it's connected, it's all good. Cons: Kasa is a buggy app when used to turn lights on and off BUT if you connect it to Echo it will have zero problems. Just don't use the app, and strictly use Echo and you won't have any issues with losing connection. Maybe an app update will fix the problem but the problem is exclusively with the IOS and Android Kasa App. The Alexa skill for Kasa works perfectly and consistently.

Great little plug!

I bought these to try as the placement of lamps and switches in my apartment is rather awkward, where you have to walk way into the rooms to turn them on, and by then you've already tripped over yourself in the dark. These plugs are fantastic! They only take up one outlet and leave the other wide open if needed. Super easy to set up via the app and with Alexa and I have basic, 12 foot extension cords plugged into them which are working fine. On those nights when I'm coming home from work in the dark, it will be nice to just flip the lights on without having to worry about setting up timers. I'll definitely be buying more and while these are on the "pricier" side compared to some of the no name brands, if they keep working as smoothly as they appear to, they'll pay for themselves 100 times over.

These Plugs are great!!

I have one connected to a standing fan and another connected to my lava lamp. When ever I travel and forget to turn off the lamp I can do it from the app. I also turn it on about 30 minutes before I come home to get the lava flowing. ITs been great for the standing fan as well in the summer where I set it to a schedule and turns on to cool my bedroom down or when I'm lazy in bed and its too cold I just use the app to turn off the fan. I also purchased the LB120 and have that on a schedule to turn on and off and can change the color from daylight to soft white. My next project is to replace light switches where I cant put LB120 smart light blubs with TP Link HS200 switches :) I have them all linked to Alexa and created groups too where I can turn them on or off. I can say Alexa turn on bedroom and it will turn on the LB120, fan, and lava lamp. Or, Alexa turn on lights and it will turn on the LB120 and lava lamp. Or I can say turn on fan and it will just turn on the fan. I can officially transform in to a couch potato once I reach home! I was going to get the Wemo switches and plugs but as soon a I saw they were a Belkin product I stayed far away. Never had a good experience with Belkin ever since the N52te game pad

VERY easy setup; w/ Alexa these plugs can do wonders!

I started out by purchasing 2 of these to control standalone lamps in my master bedroom and home office/den. I quickly used the Krasa app to add them to my network, then in less than 60 seconds I used my Alexa app and connected these to my Amazon Echo system, which now consists of 3 echo dots, 1 regular echo, and a new Echo Show. I then bought 2 more to connect my living room main light and an additional lamp. Flash forward to this year with the onset of the Christmas season. Because I go all out for Christmas, decorating my entire downstairs and part of the upstairs, I had one goal in mind—to control ALL of my Christmas lights on both levels through my Echoes and dots, which means going through my Krasa app. To accomplish this, I purchased a few more of these smart plugs in the 2-packs (which are slightly cheaper than buying them individually). I used the Krasa app to add them to my current setup, gave them a short name so I'd know which was which, then I used the Alexa app to discover them all. I presently have 8 of these around the house in various places, with Christmas lights, animated figurines, even my main Christmas tree all plugged into these smart plugs. I did this with the help of extension cords and a power strip that are used to accept the plugs of all the aforementioned lights and figurines, etc. The power strips are at the end of the chain and get plugged into the TP Link mini-plug. Then on the Alexa app I place all of these mini-plugs into one group entitled, quite simply, "Christmas lights." When I want to turn them on, I now simply say, "Alexa, turn on Christmas lights," and instantly, all the lights, figurines, and the Christmas tree are on. I use a similar command to turn them all off. No more running around to all the different outlets, bending down, maneuvering around tight spots or Christmas decorations that are placed to hide the outlets, plugging and unplugging everything. My entire house can now be all controlled with one command to Alexa. I should point out that for me, the setup of these mini-plugs to my Wi-Fi network took less than 1 minute per plug, if that; and connecting them to my Krasa app (the app used with these devices) also took less than 1 minute. Ditto for getting them set up in the Alexa app. Total for each device's complete, individual setup was about 2 to 3 minutes. Final but very important note here: if you have an old Wi-Fi router or a weak signal in some parts of your residence, the latter of which is common if your router is placed a bit of a distance from your mini-plugs, you will probably experience connection issues when trying to set up or use these devices. In all seriousness, if you're going to even have an Echo or Dot, you really ought to seriously consider spending the money to upgrade your Wi-Fi router, and this might include buying a setup like the Netgear Orbi, which is THE best system to give you powerful and strong Wi-Fi in a large home of 3 stories, for example. Extenders aren't that good. The Orbi is uniquely different. My Wi-Fi router is a year old, has 4 antennas on it, runs all the wireless bands, and was placed by me in the center of my house, providing a very strong signal to all my various devices, of which there are plenty. Lastly, it's also good to have a reliable and fast Internet service. After having Comcast for so long, where I had their fastest service at the time, when I moved into my newly constructed house in summer 2016, I went a different route. Comcast was wired for my new subdivision, but they didn't even realize it! Because they argued with me about this, telling me they couldn't provide more than 100 megs download and 25 megs upload, I decided to go with AT&T, which had installed fiber optic lines along their entire paths. They hooked me up right when I moved in, and I'm getting 1GB download AND upload on my wired main PC, while I'm getting anywhere from 700 to 900 megs download and 700 to 900 megs upload on my wireless connections (wireless will always be a bit slower than wired). This absolutely blows away Comcast, and at a lower price! More importantly, however, these speeds provide for far more reliability and performance with my TP Link smart plugs and smart bulbs, which I also have.

The Missing (TP) Link

The TP-Link smart outlets and bulbs tend to be very reliable products. I have been using these ever since the larger plugs were released. I recently started adding this smaller one as leaves other outlet outlet on a duplex outlet available. Depending on your wall outlet, the larger ones (HS100) usually will not. It tens to block most or all of the second outlet. So I use those in locations where I am plugging in one item (Christmas tree), or with an extension cord. Configuration of these is a breeze. You plug it in, follow the p[package directions, wait for the blinking lights, join to the temporary TP-Link wifi it makes, add it to your actual home wifi, and that's it. Alex will detect these, or you can add them on the app. The Kasa app is reliable and allows for schedules, routines, etc. You can also, use dusk and Dawn settings which will turn on/off based on your location's sunrise and sunset. It has lots of features, like "Away" mode for random on and off settings. You can also move these around and rename them in the app on the fly. If you do take one out of use and then re-use it, you may want to do the reset when prompted by the app, just to wipe out the network and settings and start clean. The HS105 is grounded (the outlet has 3 slots, hot, neutral and ground) and it can handle up to 15 amps. There is also a 10 amp version (HS103) if you know you will be using it just for a lamp, etc. These really work great and are very reliable. The 2 pack is usually a better deal than buying one, and watch for sales as Amazon often puts these on sale. Outside of a Black Friday type deal, I have gotten them for $34.99 for a 2 pack. During the holidays you can usually get them for much less in bundles with Echo, etc.

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