TP-Link/Tapo/Kasa Smart
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About the vendor and its products
TP-Link (opens in a new window), as the mother company, offers a range of smart home products, in Europe under the TP-Link and Tapo (opens in a new window) name, while in US under the brand name of Kasa Smart (opens in a new window) (there are quite a few other products for sale in the US which have no counterpart for Europe). The most important products are (some of these are for Europe, others only for the US):
- Smart plugs, respectively with and without power consumption measurement (for the US market, there are quite a number of different versions, including smart plugs, smart power strip, and smart power outlet)
- Smart light bulbs, in some different versions, with white or colored light, all with E27 socket
- Surveillance cameras, in some different versions
- Smart light switches/dimmers, also in some different types
The lighting products are controlled using a Kasa Smart app (opens in a new window) or TP-Link Tapo app (opens in a new window) while the cameras are managed from a TP-LINK tpCamera app (opens in a new window). Furthermore, there is support for Amazon Alexa, and there is a Homebridge plugin (opens in a new window), a Homey app (opens in a new window), and support for integration with SmartThings.
Our experiences
We have no experiences with products from this vendor.