VPN with tapo hubs

VPN with tapo hubs

VPN with tapo hubs
VPN with tapo hubs
2025-11-09 21:48:39 - last edited 2025-12-04 08:51:02
Model: Tapo H100  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: Latest

Hello.

Intermittently but quite often my H100 hub goes off line and requires a reboot almost daily .

Any suggestions as to why. The unit in the same room as a WiFi mesh extender so the signal is strong.

I am wondering if this is a VPN issue and I should consider split tunnelling the tapo app.

 

Kind regards Andrew 

 

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2025-11-13 16:20:44 - last edited 2025-12-04 08:51:02
@Wayne. Hi Wayne. Funnily enough I have not seen the problem since writing The VPN is on my phone. So it may be a network issue due to recent drop outs in the internet and power supply and re connections. Let me not worry you any more and lets leave it for now. But thanks for the pointers
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2025-11-18 06:39:50 - last edited 2025-12-04 08:51:04

  @Andrewjlc 

 

We generally don’t recommend using the Tapo app while your phone’s VPN is active, as it may prevent the app from receiving timely device updates or even interfere with device management. If you encounter similar issue again, try disabling your VPN first, then restart the app.

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Re:VPN with tapo hubs
2025-11-12 03:09:08

  @Andrewjlc 

 

Was the hub disconnected from WiFi or from the cloud server (remote control failure)?

 

Could you share the reason for this speculation? Why do you think this issue is related to the VPN? What VPN are you using? Is it on your phone, or do you have a VPN server set up on the router?

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2025-11-13 16:20:44 - last edited 2025-12-04 08:51:02
@Wayne. Hi Wayne. Funnily enough I have not seen the problem since writing The VPN is on my phone. So it may be a network issue due to recent drop outs in the internet and power supply and re connections. Let me not worry you any more and lets leave it for now. But thanks for the pointers
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2025-11-18 06:39:50 - last edited 2025-12-04 08:51:04

  @Andrewjlc 

 

We generally don’t recommend using the Tapo app while your phone’s VPN is active, as it may prevent the app from receiving timely device updates or even interfere with device management. If you encounter similar issue again, try disabling your VPN first, then restart the app.

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