KT-KMC via Amazon has
4-Pack KMC Slim Low-Profile Wi-Fi Smart Plug (White, kt-154) on sale for
$10.24.
Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.
Thanks to Community Member
Wah_Jai for sharing this deal.
Product Info:
- This smart plug 4-pack covers all your bases to start remote controlling lights, devices and setting scenes across your home
- The free KMC Smart app allows you to automate your connected devices based on conditions like time, sunrise/sunset, weather, device status and more
- Compatible with Alexa & Google Assistant to voice control your smart plugs by saying "Alexa" or "Hey Google"
- Low-profile design doesn't block the other outlet
- UL/ETL Certified. Electrical Ratings: 15A, 125V, 60Hz, 1875W
- KMC smart plugs come with US-based technical support and a lifetime warranty
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2. Buy plugs and "things" that can be flashed to Tasmota. (these don't appear to be)
3. Set DHCP reservations for specific devices with their MAC to IP mapping.
4. Place them on a separate SSID on a separate VLAN that has extremely limited connectivity to other internal networks and the Internet.
5. Control DNS for the devices and return NXDOMAIN for the many obscure, unnecessary, and questionable domains they attempt to connect to.
6. Don't use their "app" to interact with them - use a home automation platform or similar to manage them, and interact with them through the automation app (or use your own custom API calls if so inclined) - see #1.
They take more work initially, but once the initial configuration is complete, I don't worry too much about them. The most challenging part anymore is finding ones that can be easily flashed to Tasmota because many of them switched to a different chip that's not as friendly to convert. However, it sounds like some progress is being made with those through alternative firmwares such as OpenBeken.
Not that most people are doing these things.
In other news, I have had success flashing some KMC devices (not this one) to tasmota/openbk.
GorillaBread is right. These types of gadgets are a hole that gives access to the rest of your network. Sort of like keeping your house key under the mat. Sure you only want the cleaning lady to use it but when someone else finds it...
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In other news, I have had success flashing some KMC devices (not this one) to tasmota/openbk.
Mine was a Beken chip, I think? This isn't my device either but seems like a decent reference: https://www.elektroda.c
Edit: this is my actual device that I flashed https://a.co/d/gegYeUt one reviewer says it was an ESP chip which isn't what I had. You can read my journey with this device here:
https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/852764
Edit: this is my actual device that I flashed https://a.co/d/gegYeUt one reviewer says it was an ESP chip which isn't what I had. You can read my journey with this device here:
https://slickdeals.net/share/iphone_app/fp/852764
I was looking into it, but it seems like one brand work, then they did something, and it doesn't work anymore. I think it was tp link.
If you're talking whole house energy monitoring, I use ZWave for that. I'm cheap, so I have an ancient Aeotec unit that works OK, but I haven't really dug into getting that configured well, so I primarily focus on high-level usage.
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