TP-Link Kasa smart plugs

I have 23 devices online (mostly Kasa stuff) on my Tp-Link Deco (AC1200) network at the moment, perfect reliability so far. More expensive routers offers faster network speed but I don't move large files around and only stream on one device at a time, this cheap model is good enough for my needs.

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Kasa products are all wifi based, but you can go into your router and limit them to local only. Then in the kasa app they will all show offline, but are still available in home assistant.

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I like the tplink kasa ones. Newer models have energy monitoring. HA detects them on its own.

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I’m totally with you on this. I have every switch in my house setup with tplink. Runs offline, runs online, runs on HomeKit, you choose. Pretty amazing for how cheap everything is.

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I’ve been petting happy with the Kasa switches. The light bulbs were garbage but the switches and plugs have been pretty rock solid. I’m using their deco product for WiFi and I can add new product locally through there instead of via their app which has been nice.

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I swapped all my light switches for various Kasa models, they’ve been super reliable as well.

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After the initial setup, the KASA plugs don't need the cloud. Any new plugs I end up needing I'm going with ESPHome if I can. But I completely understand, I've been moving everything cloud based that I have to local protocols. I have a few more Hue bulbs that I need to pair and then I can disconnect my Hue hub.

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The solution I’ve found for ensuring wifi devices and switches don’t disconnect is to set them to a static reserved IP. I have a ton of Kasa wifi switches and they disconnect constantly on DHCP. Flip every device to a static IP and you should have any problems.

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I had started off with Switchbot smart plugs, and I really liked their app, though a lot of them failed within a year. Switchbot does have some interesting devices, though I think I'm starting to move away from their stuff as things die. I next got a bunch of Kasa smart plugs, both the matter and homekit ones, and they're nice though they are also cloud dependant and now require you to log into your Kasa account to hook them up to HA. I also bought a few other random brand smart plugs, though have been looking at others more seriously lately, just can't decide on which ones to get. Smart …

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My kasa switches have been a nightmare. Nothing is worse than Onvis though, even though those aren’t lights per se, their smart plugs (attempt to) control my lamps. And then the 4 floodlights way outside far away from WiFi, that are no name Chinese knockoff bulbs, but work with the “SmartLife” app and therefore Tuya, those 4 devices are the only things I own that have NEVER ONCE in three years dropped off WiFi or caused me any issues. To the degree it was almost a problem when doing a server migration last year; I completely forgot which plugin was pulling them into Homebridge , totally …

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