Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip KP303, Surge Protector with 3 Individually Controlled Smart Outlets and 2 USB Ports, Works with Alexa & Google Home, No Hub Required , White

I am in the process of setting up a new aquarium and decided to try a smart plug surge protector to plug in the various aquarium-related equipment. I especially was interested in the ability to individually switch off the plug for the aquarium filter for cleaning time. Also being able to use a smart timer for the aquarium light is great. I got the three-AC plug unit as that meets the aquarium needs in a compact form factor. I have been using Kasa Smart plugs for several years and have had the app for all that time. Setting up the Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip was easy and done in 3 minutes. It is also working with my Amazon Echo and Alexa (as are my Kasa Smart Plugs). While the plug is flat, it is thicker than the plug on my Belkin power strip (and it does not rotate). The gap between the cabinet and the wall is about an inch whereas it would be maybe 1/4 inch less with the Belkin power strip plug. Also, the plug cable is a little short at 3 feet which limited the placement of the power strip. What else would make this power strip better? I would like to see this in other form factors such as tower or square or in a cable management box. It would make it even more useful for aquarium applications. AUTHCODE CO092922KSPPS

It’s nice to have 2 extra USB ports but also a bit misleading because those 2 are not smart plugs

I bought this to replace a dumb strip that I was using for my 3D printer and wireless interface/camera for it. I wanted to be able to set a timer and turn them off once a print finished at night while I was sleeping. This worked out great for me, minus the Alexa integration. You can setup groups within the Kasa app but those groups are not shared or displayed within Alexa. So dont waste your time making these plugs a group in the Kasa app, go inside Alexa app and make it there. Otherwise its fine, quick and responsive. The build quality is solid. Note that the USB ports are not high wattage so youll not get any fast charging on any of your devices. Overall its great, especially if you get it on sale

This power strip works great as a power strip, but the connection is not consistent. Every so often I had to unplug and reset it to have a connection again. Ended up getting a refund when I tried to troubleshoot the problem.

What I really like about this power strip is the individual switch on each plug. So even if I don’t set it up as a smart plug to be controlled through Alexa, I can still turn on/off each outlet individually with the pushbutton switch next to each outlet.

The product is great, the plugs do exactly what I want them to do and the product seems to be 10/10 quality. The only disappointing factor was the USB ports. They work great and emit a lot of power, but they’re NOT smart ports. I have these USB powered lights and I was hoping to use those as smart ports but I had to plug the usb into a cube into the plug socket. Overall great product just with a missing feature in my opinion.

Like surge protection but dont turn nothing on or off. Theres no connection to my Alexa show . I will definitely do more research when trying to get plugs for Alexa .

Well, its sleek looking. Handsome even. I saw this power strip and thought to myself well thats a good lookin power strip right there. That gets a solid 1 star..aside from the fact that Amazon doesnt allow zero. Im sure if i plugged things into it, it might work, but i could have bought 2x excellent APC dumb strips for the price. Ive got a google Wifi setup at home. First generation. NLS-1304-25. If you are familiar with mesh routers, aside from the netgear orbi, most of them have both 2.4 and 5 ghz broadcasted under the same SSID. Now most smart home devices, while all 2.4 ghz devices, can be classified per a google wifi setup as 1. Works out of the box 2. Works with a bit of gymnastics 3. Does not work / cant even get past setup Unlike the star rating, this fall under #3. ive got 4 Kasa plugs to my name and one other setup for another person. I could say I was a fan. Not my first time setting up a plug/plug like device in the TP link app. I had just failed attempt 21 with a TP link support person after failing setup 20 times myself. Not an exaggeration. i like even numbers. As part of the self troubleshooting process, i have tried the setup with 3 devices (2x Android, 1x ipad). Between each setup I did a reset by holding down one of the buttons on the switch to reset it back to a green/orange color and plugged/unplugged . Within said attempts, Ive tried things like only using an android device that works on the 2.4 ghz frequency (Android 8.1, some cheap LG), walking far away from my wifi to force a 2.4 ghz connection with my other android (pixel 3), and using the ipad. I can get as far as freezing on the attempting to connect the strip to the network or to the cannot connect to wifi screen, but no further. Rounding out hour 3.5 with support. Being escalated now to their senior engineer. Come on TP link. Ive already been burned by your Archer C8 router...gave TP link a chance with single plugs and was impressed..now this. Lets turn this review into 3 or 4 stars. EDIT: Follow the definition of insanity. Keep trying for hours. Do the same thing and eventually it will work. Actual troubleshooting got me nowhere. TP link support is useless. They will give you troubleshooting steps that you JUST DID and JUST TOLD them you did. This is staying at 1 star. Terrible product. Worse support. Powering on / item devices became hit or miss. Id hear the click but nothing. Id have to physically hit the switch button then hit it again for it to work. Stay away from this product. Get their single plugs if you are going to get their smart plug

It might have been having the USB plugs on, but it didnt restart after a power outage last month. But. I really liked the thing, so I got another one. This is very useful with a nanny cam. I can see the fan/temp/lights in the greenhouse, and control them without running all the way out there. Perfect! You can also turn the lights off on the unit, if you want complete darkness as well. The physical buttons are nice when youre there, and the status on/off light is nice to see. again, you can disable those, but it gets confusing. The app has a timer on it, and also keeps power-on stats for the outlets. The USB outlets are always on.

I only use KASA smart plugs because they are reliable, affordable, and setup is very easy. Our power company went to time-of-day metering so I installed this power strip where I have two small freezers and a water cooler dispenser. The power strip turns them off between 3 pm and 7 pm on weekdays to keep them from running during peak hours. I also installed KASA smart plugs on my window air conditioners to shut them off during peak hours. This has resulted in me saving money and the plugs paying for themselves.