Amazon has 4-pk TP-Link Tapo S500 UL Certified Single Pole Smart Wi-Fi Light Switches on sale for $29.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
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Features:
The Tapo app guides you through step-by-step setup. Requires neutral wiring and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. Consulting an electrician is recommended if you're unfamiliar with electrical wiring.
Enjoy the hands-free convenience of controlling the lights in your home with your voice via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Perfect for times when your hands are full or entering a dark room.
Monitor your light status. Turn electronics on and off from anywhere with your smartphone using the Tapo App, whether you are at home, in the office or on vacation.
Use timer or countdown schedules to set your smart switch to automatically turn on and off while you're home or away. Enable Away Mode to randomly switch on and off to trick potential intruders.
Tapo is trusted by over 8 million users worldwide. UL certified for safety use. 2-year warranty.
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Amazon has 4-pk TP-Link Tapo S500 UL Certified Single Pole Smart Wi-Fi Light Switches on sale for $29.99. Shipping is free with Prime or on $35+ orders.
Thanks to Deal Hunter phoinix for finding this deal.
Features:
The Tapo app guides you through step-by-step setup. Requires neutral wiring and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. Consulting an electrician is recommended if you're unfamiliar with electrical wiring.
Enjoy the hands-free convenience of controlling the lights in your home with your voice via Amazon Alexa or Google Assistant. Perfect for times when your hands are full or entering a dark room.
Monitor your light status. Turn electronics on and off from anywhere with your smartphone using the Tapo App, whether you are at home, in the office or on vacation.
Use timer or countdown schedules to set your smart switch to automatically turn on and off while you're home or away. Enable Away Mode to randomly switch on and off to trick potential intruders.
Tapo is trusted by over 8 million users worldwide. UL certified for safety use. 2-year warranty.
Model: TP-Link Tapo Smart Light Switch, Single Pole, Neutral Wire Required, 2.4GHz Wi-Fi Light Switch Compatible with Alexa and Google Home, UL Certified, No Hub Required, White, Tapo S500(4-Pack)
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Manual Operation During WiFi Outages:
Touch control: You can physically press the switch paddle to turn lights on/off
Local control: The Tapo app can still control your switches via local network connection even when internet is down
Basic functionality: All standard lighting functions work normally without internet
What You'll Lose During WiFi Outage:
Voice control via Alexa/Google Assistant
Remote control when away from home
Scheduled automation and timers
Away mode security features
The switch is designed to function as a regular light switch first, with smart features as added benefits. So during outages, you'll have reliable manual control just like a traditional switch.
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I have never been able to make the Home app work. I gave up. Just Alexa for now.
Try below. This is what worked for me.
Method 2: Apple HomeKit First
Factory Reset: Physically reset the Tapo switch (press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds until it flashes orange/blue).
Add to HomeKit First: Open the Apple Home app and add the switch using its QR code or numeric code, completing setup in the Home app first.
Link in Tapo App: After it's in HomeKit, you can then add the device to the Tapo app for full Tapo features
I have at least half a dozen of these and another half dozen of the dimmer version installed (all the previous version/model), and they all work really, really well. The app is needed to set them up and should be used after setup if you want to set schedules like sunrise-sunset or just control them from a smartphone. 2.4G wifi only. Works well with dimmable LED lights designated as being "dimmable" (has a calibrate function for those). This and and dimmer ones at 4 for $45 (which I just ordered) are a real deal. Hope this new model works as well as the ones I already have.
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If your house is relatively modern and has a proper electrical system wired by a licensed contractor, I have heard you can tie the neutral wire on these to ground and these will work. This is NOT intended as actual advice, but that's what I've read.
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Have to have the app that talks to a server in a cloud data center which then sends the command to your switch, right?
Not directly home assistant controlled in your own home network. For that you need support for matter protocol in the device.
I know some have reverse engineered the commands the server in the cloud sends and have HA send it. Is that the case here?
My experience using the TAPO app has been that if the Internet goes down but your in-house wifi is active, these will continue to work with the app. It was something of a surprise. I don't know if scheduling etc. works, but you can turn the lights on and off and dim them from your phone (the previous generation of the switches, which is what I have). From the Amazon page: "Local Control...Your connected devices at home stay accessible via the Tapo app even when your household is offline."
The dimmer ones make my light flicker with led bulbs
LED bulbs have to be designated as "dimmable", and it helps to run the app's calibration sequence one time on LEDs after installation. I have AT LEAST twenty LEDs being dimmed by these, and not one of them flickers.
If your house is relatively modern and has a proper electrical system wired by a licensed contractor, I have heard you can tie the neutral wire on these to ground and these will work. This is NOT intended as actual advice, but that's what I've read.
A relatively modern house will have a neutral in the switch box. Using a ground wire for anything other than grounding is a code violation.
I have never been able to make the Home app work. I gave up. Just Alexa for now.
honestly this one with Matter was easier than I thought. I didn't have to use the TP link app at all, just scanned the QR code with the camera and it pulled it up on the Home app right away. just 2 steps to confirm.
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Touch control: You can physically press the switch paddle to turn lights on/off
Local control: The Tapo app can still control your switches via local network connection even when internet is down
Basic functionality: All standard lighting functions work normally without internet
What You'll Lose During WiFi Outage:
Voice control via Alexa/Google Assistant
Remote control when away from home
Scheduled automation and timers
Away mode security features
The switch is designed to function as a regular light switch first, with smart features as added benefits. So during outages, you'll have reliable manual control just like a traditional switch.
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You can also turn off the ring (via their app)
Method 2: Apple HomeKit First
Factory Reset: Physically reset the Tapo switch (press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds until it flashes orange/blue).
Add to HomeKit First: Open the Apple Home app and add the switch using its QR code or numeric code, completing setup in the Home app first.
Link in Tapo App: After it's in HomeKit, you can then add the device to the Tapo app for full Tapo features
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Have to have the app that talks to a server in a cloud data center which then sends the command to your switch, right?
Not directly home assistant controlled in your own home network. For that you need support for matter protocol in the device.
I know some have reverse engineered the commands the server in the cloud sends and have HA send it. Is that the case here?
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