What is TP-Link Local Smart Action?
Wayne-TP
What is TP-Link Local Smart Action?
TP-Link Tapo/Kasa Smart Action provides easy interconnection between various smart home devices through the creation of automation or shortcut rules, all of which are based on the cloud. Meanwhile, Local Smart, as the name suggests, allows automation rules to run smoothly even when the network is offline.
To utilize Local Smart, you need Tapo H100 or Kasa KH100 devices in your network. Under hub management, qualified automations can smoothly transition, and makes normal operation on the local network possible. This is a reliable feature that shortens response times, enhances the stability of smart action functions, and can handle automation rule execution perfectly even during network fluctuations or intermittent device disconnections.
What Skills Does Local Smart Support?
When creating or editing automations, the hub automatically takes over execution if triggers and actions meet specific criteria.
Automations managed by the hub are marked with the 
Tapo or 
Kasa icon for easy identification.
| Triggers |
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|---|---|
| Motion Sensor |
Motion Detected |
| No Motion Detected for a Set Time |
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| Contact Sensor |
Open |
| Close |
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| Triggered |
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| Kept Open for 1 Min |
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| Kept Open for a Set Time |
|
| Water Leak Sensor |
Water Leak Detected |
| Water Leak Solved |
|
| Temperature and Humidity Sensor |
Temperature above |
| Temperature below |
|
| Humidity above |
|
| Humidity below |
|
| Button |
Single Tap |
| Double Tap |
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| Rotate Clockwise |
|
| Rotate Counterclockwise |
|
| Hub |
Ring |
| Actions |
|
|---|---|
| Lighting |
Turn On |
| Turn Off |
|
| Turn On/Off |
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| Turn on and customize lighting |
|
| Remain on for a set time |
|
| Brightness + |
|
| Brightness - |
|
| Color Temperature + |
|
| Color Temperature - |
|
| Random Color |
|
| Plug/Switch
|
Turn On |
| Turn Off |
|
| Turn On/Off |
|
| Remain on for a set time |
|
General Q&A
1. Does Local Smart feature imply that I can achieve full smart control within the local network?
A: Not recommended. Smart Action is a cloud-based feature, and some functionalities and information updates require internet connectivity, which cannot be entirely replaced by local smart. Local smart allows automation rules to function properly even during network fluctuations or temporary device disconnections. It serves as a powerful assistant to enhance home automation stability rather than being a feature that can operate entirely independently.
2. Does my local smart action still work when there is a power loss?
A: Local smart action cannot be executed if the smart hub loses power.
For automation rules with effect time or Time triggers, the hub must be connected to the internet and have its time calibrated before normal execution.
Important Notices
1. Always ensure that your smart hub is running the latest firmware version.
2. If the hub loses connectivity to both the network and cloud, related automation rules cannot be edited or deleted. Local smart rules resume operation once the WiFi connection is restored, but editing is only possible after the hub reconnects to the internet.
3. The smart hub needs to communicate with the devices within the network to execute local automation rules. If your smart devices are located in different subnets of the home router, or if certain settings block communication between Tapo/Kasa devices, it could disrupt the normal operation of the local smart actions.
Comment
Hello
Will this option also work with h200?
Thanks
Hello
Will this option also work with h200?
Thanks
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@FinderQ Well I haven't heard anything, but that's what we are expecting!
Did some tests:
T110 (open) -> H100 (alarm) = local
T310 (temp) -> L900 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> P100 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> P115 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> L535 (on) = NOT local
T310 (temp) -> L530 (on) = local
T110 (open) -> L530 (on) = NOT local
S200 (press) -> L535 (on) = NOT local
It's really hit and miss. Any reason why?
Did some tests:
T110 (open) -> H100 (alarm) = local
T310 (temp) -> L900 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> P100 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> P115 (on) = local
T310 (temp) -> L535 (on) = NOT local
T310 (temp) -> L530 (on) = local
T110 (open) -> L530 (on) = NOT local
S200 (press) -> L535 (on) = NOT local
It's really hit and miss. Any reason why?
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How do you tell whether a rule is local or not local? By the marked Tapo icon?
The L535 is a new model and may not yet be compatible with this feature.
As for these two rules, can you share your configuration here? If there are any settings in the configuration that do not meet the criteria for local smart capabilities, those specific rules will not be handled by the hub and therefore will not be marked as local smart.
T310 (temp) -> L530 (on) = local
T110 (open) -> L530 (on) = NOT local
Hi Wayne!
Yes, by the marked Tapo logo.
So there is a chance that the L535 will be supported as soon as it is added to the list in the H100? Is a firmware update required?
The rules are as simple as possible. When S200D pressed, L900 on. In fact I used the same rule and just replaced the devices.
I just did another test: S200D -> L530 is local, but not with the L535.
I'll just wait until all the devices are updated to support local actions.
Thank you for your assistance!
Really happy with the matter integration now using Home Assistant using the following sensors:
- T100
- T110
- T300
- T310
Super quick reaction for automations, especially motion, and finally 100% reliable. Using Google Home it was quite a disaster after the latest Nest Hub firmware 16 (used as Matter controller) update in early March 2024. Was always slow (cloud) but recently stopped working a few times a day. Using Matter in Home Assistant it is a night and day difference.
Only 2 features I would love to see:
- Battery percentage indication using Matter integration
- Redundancy using multiple smart hubs with devices automatically connecting to another one, if one of these crashes/is turned off/etc.
Több L530 izzóm van V1 V2 Tesztjeim alapján kiderült hogy a helyi művelet csak a V2- vel működik. Várható frissítés ezzel kapcsoatban?
Több L530 izzóm van V1 V2 Tesztjeim alapján kiderült hogy a helyi művelet csak a V2- vel működik. Várható frissítés ezzel kapcsoatban?
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@Boribali Can you show your configuration here? Did you change or update anything while with the L530 V2 in the automation?
Can you please try to replicate our problems? Like my issue where Local Smart Actions work with the L530 (V3) but not with the L535e?
Should be easy for you.
We had an Internet outage a couple of days ago and I was glad that I replaced the L535s with L530s so I could switch on the lights with the smart switches.