HS105 units don't auto-reconnect after losing WiFi connection
This thread has been locked for further replies. You can start a new thread to share your ideas or ask questions.I have four HS105 units and one HS107. Some of the HS105s very frequently lose their connection with the WiFi. Mostly it is the two which are in a different room than my router, but sometimes even the ones in the same room as the router lose connection. In fact, right now all four of the HS105 have lost connection; only the HS107 is online.
I can understand them losing connection from time to time but I would think they would automatically try to receonnect with the router. They don't do that; once the connection is lost they don't reconnect by themselves. If I unplug the Smart Plug and plug it in again, it joins the network just fine. I have to do this about every other day.
The HS105 are all at firmware version 1.5.1, hardware version 1.0. The one which is the furthest away from the router shows a signal strength around -64 dBm.
Is there any way to make these devices auto reconnect with the router?
So far, I haven't had this problem with the HS107. It is hardware version 1.0 and firmware 1.0.5. I can't find signal strength for the HS107 in the app.
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RESOLUTION: I'm putting my resolution here so you don't have to read through the whole thread to find out what happened.
On or about 2019-01-16 I received beta firmware version 1.5.3 for the HS105s. Since installing that I have not experienced this problem. I have only occasionally seen the plugs lose connection since then, but they do auto-reconnect now. So at least for me the auto-reconnect problem was fixed by firmware 1.5.3.
BTW, my HS105 units are now running firmware 1.5.4.
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How can we all receive the 1.5.3 firmware beta that NikD63 is referring to. I need it asap please.
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I'm also interested in this firmware update. My Kasa smart bulbs have been rock solid, but my 2 HS105 plugs regularly fall off of my network. I've been logging them with my network controller, and it seems to be random. Sometimes they'll drop off after an hour, sometimes it will be 2 days. If I force them to reconnect to the AP, they usually reconnect but every once in a while they just stop and the light stays orange. Hopefully the 1.5.3 update will provide a solution? I'd love to try it, because right now they're too unreliable to use.
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Hello, please add me to the list for the beta firmware! Identical issues for last while, very frustrating and have just about unplugged all of my HS-105 plugs in defeat. Hope this fixes it.
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Hello, please add me to the list for the beta firmware! Identical issues for last while, very frustrating and have just about unplugged all of my HS-105 plugs in defeat. Hope this fixes it.
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@hrcheung @Looking4Answers @Pendergast
Sorry for the detaly everyone. We are still trying to streamline the notification system. Right now unless an admin is tagged we do not know when a post get a response without a lot of manual review. As you can imangine an average of 70-100 threads a month its easy to loose a few tracking in the jumble. I have forwarded your three email address to the Smart Home team to share the beta firmware with you.
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To those who have been waiting to get the 1.5.3 beta: I just noticed on my Kasa app today that firmware version 1.5.4 is available for the HS105 plugs. Apparently it was released on Feb. 2, according to the info shown in the app. I don't know if it contains the fix I got in the 1.5.3 beta but I would assume so.
The app itself also got an update today (iOS version) but I can't tell what's changed.
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@NikD63 thank you for posting this. I'm running around the house updating each 105's firmware. Crossing my fingers and hoping it works.
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