Kasa app losing connectivity to smart plugs
Kasa app losing connectivity to smart plugs
my setup has 8 smart plugs and 2 smart switches, the problme that i am having is that i am losing connectivity and only way i can fix it is by unplugging and plugging back in or hitting reset on the light switches.
the plug will still show up in my list of plugs in the app but on the right side you dont see the power button to turn on or off and when you click on it the error message says " Device Unreachable..-your device may be powered off or out of range"
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@DLW yes it probably is, but they were all working up until about 3 days ago... that's the weird thing, and they aren't getting the red wifi led indicating that they aren't connected, it is the flashing grean wifi led.
So this morning I created a new 2.4 Ghz only wifi network and reset them all and re added to it.
All seems to be ok now.
The one thing that I noticed from a few people is that they are using a Mesh Network, as am I, and wondered if the switches were paired with one of the access points that they can nolonger reach... just a thought anyway.
But as I said they are all good now ready to impress the family and friends tomorrow. "Alexa turn on the Christmas lights " bing !!
Thanks for contacting me so quickly !!
Merry Chrismas and all that !!
Cheers
John
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Maybe because the smart plugs are still linked to the 2.4 wifi ( so no red or orange or whatever it is) but you can't see them on the app if you are on the 5 wifi. I think my mesh is all 2.4. if you have mesh pods and you are satisfied with the speed and coverage you could just turn off the 5 wifi so that your phone can't connect? On my mesh app I can see exactly what smart plugs are connecting to each pod.
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I noticed that it doesn't matter whether I use the 5 G or 2.4 G internet. When the app connects the smart plugs, it connects on either. The only problem is if I don't check in with my app for awhile, then my phone saves storage space by sort of getting rid of the app while leaving the icon there. Whenever I download the app back onto my phone, I have a problem with the devices needing to be readded in order to to be adjusted on the app. If I try to click on the greyed out smart plug, I get "devices may be powered off or out of network range" error.
The devices still usually work as scheduled. Sometimes if they lose internet service, they won't switch on/off, and some plugs are in hard to reach areas, so that's when it'd be helpful to have a working app.
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I ended up creating a whole new network from another router all on 2.4 and not using the mesh network.
worked fine.
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