Kasa Smart Plug HS103P2, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet Works with Alexa, Echo, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, Remote Control,15 Amp,UL Certified, 2-Pack White

Love everything about it. Works perfectly. Alexa intervention is perfect too. Only thing is they are a little bigger than I thought they’d be but not too terrible

I needed a way to remotely turn on or off some circuits in my house. I am not yet using Alexa integration, just the iOS app. Installation and onboarding of the 2 plugs was simple and took less than 5 minutes to bring both plugs online in different parts of the house. They are sold by TP-Link, a fact I didnt realize when I ordered. Knowing they were a TP-Link product would have made my decision to buy this product a little easier because I have good luck with TP-Link networking products with the exception being they are slow to update firmware. My biggest negative is the size. As you can see from the pic, it fits somewhat on a power strip, but it takes out the outlet to the left and right if placed anywhere but first or last outlet. I know the Expressif systems-on-chip well. They are the microcontroller brand most often used in WiFi connected products these days. I have Expressif boards the size of my thumbnail so I know it is possible to shrink the footprint. I suspect theres a relay, some other components such as capacitors, resistors, the led-illumation and pushbutton, and thats about it. The size may be due to the power requirements to handle several amps of power. In conclusion, I need to set up a more complete home automation system and do some more research before buying more. But I would not hesitate to buy these again if they continue to meet my requirements.

All my lamps on system , use the Kasa app or Alexa

This is my third purchase and I am definitely fascinated, especially with a puppy at home if we are late the light is turned on directly from the app. We have located in the balcony, each beds side, dining room and kids room. The only problem is that my husband downloaded the app (hes more technological than me) but the Amazon/Alexa account is under my name (Im in charge of the purchases haha) and they dont work correctly, I tried to download the app to also have access and I couldnt because it kept downloading and how I configured the Alexas with my account my husband was left out and now they no longer work through it so we do it from the app. Apart from that are magnificent ..

Great! love the easy set up and the options available for scheduling.

I got these about a year ago and only tried to set them up now. These plugs have a minor weird caveat. They may come shipped with outdated firmware - at least if you get one from last year. Because of this, you will have problems connecting these to your network. These smartplugs require your 2.4 Ghz band of your router, which all routers have. Additionally, the big caveat to these HS103s is that they require you to TEMPORARILY turn on WPA Personal. WPA Personal is no longer recommended for use in home networks because theyre easy to break into, just like WEP is. WPA2 is considered the bare minimum nowadays for security. However, these plugs, for whatever reason, cant connect to a WPA2 or higher network, even the app tells you not to set it to WPA3 (which some newer routers support). You will have to set your 2.4 Ghz network security to WPA Personal (or WPA-1) and the algorithm to TKIP/AES. If you do this, the plugs will connect fine. And luckily, once you get these plugs added to your network account, they will immediately start downloading the latest firmware. The update process takes less than a minute each plug, and after the firmware update they will have 100% compatibility with your WPA2 network. Its best if you bought a 2 or 4 pack of these to set them up all at once so you can get the firmware on them updated and youll only have to set your network to WPA-1 ONCE. After the firmware is updated you can always reset the settings for future use since its the firmware thats the most important part of these plugs. The HS105s you can buy here or at Best Buy already come with the necessary firmware and are capable of handling 15 Amps. The HS103s look practically the same as the HS105s (slightly smaller) but can only handle 10 Amps. However there are slightly cheaper EP10s floating around that can handle 15 Amps as well and look almost the same as the 103 and 105 and can be bought in a 4 pack for much cheaper. Keep an eye on the models you can buy - there are several different ones that have very similar features. The lower amp models are cheaper and are generally handy for simple things like desk fans, lights, etc. but if youre using these to power something that uses more amps, you may want to look for the models that support higher amperage. The featureset of all these different yet similar looking models are exactly the same. The Kasa app is really well made, great and clean interface and easy to navigate.

I did not like that I needed to get the Kasa App, you have to get the Kasa app then it syncs to Alexa app. If I knew this I would have purchased Paid more for the actual Alexa Plug. It works fine.

Works great with Alexis to turn on/off outdoor lights , programmed

Bought to use with my Christmas village and tree lights. They were perfect for this and the app.was easy to use with lots of features! Will be buying a few more.

3 working units for a couple months now. No hardware issues, or problems connecting them to network and existing hub. Issue is the iOS apps user interface. Not intuitive and poor layout. Takes way too long to setup a schedule.