Right, you should use an ordinary physical switch to send power to the bulb. I've never tried but I suspect that even on full power a dimmer, especially a modern one, does not pass power straight...

Sorry Roger, I didn't see your question. Yes for apple - AutomationManager runs as a server/hub on a low end android device that you can forget about once it's setup (usually about $20-$30 from best...

Typically you wouldn't use a switch to control an LB120. It can be controlled by a regular switch though usually just to reset it - normally you leave the LB120 powered on. If it's buzzing there's a...

And double check the reset/setup instructions, from your description it sounds like you may not doing it properly.

I'm curious why you would want this? If you're trying to save energy modern appliances use so little power on standby that the energy savings payback of buying an HS110 to monitor is measured in...

If your router supports it you might try enabling multicast. Unfortunately kasa/tplink is using multicast in a non-standard way - an invalid group ip or port IIRC - so not all routers will recognize...