Sounds like you might prefer the SmartLife/Tuya app and the China sourced devices they support. I do support them in AutomationManager but to do so I'm forced to use the same library as their app....

Sure - first you need to set up the server either on android: https://sites.google.com/site/mppsuite/wemomanager/wemomanager-howto or a PC/MAC:...

I think, if someone breaks into your local network you'll have more serious issues than them controlling your lights... a better way to protect them is to isolate them on a separate subnet and SSID....

If a TP Link device is power cycled and cannot reach the internet to sync with the current time it will refuse to run any scheduled operations including countdown timers.

Cool, it's working for me now too in AutomationManager - I hadn't tried it in years.

I don't think so, I'm pretty sure the green LED on the HS110 cannot be controlled through the API. The nightlight (white) on the HS200 can be turned off using AutomationManager and perhaps other...