@vincepro1211,

Yes you can configure this in the schedules option on the device, which will keep working even if your network drops. Otherwise, you can create a Smart Action to  change the brightness at different times and then when the device is turned on it will us that brightness

  @vincepro1211,

I believe that our switches do not have separate brightness commands coded into them. Setting the brightness will currently turn the light on. I have passed this along to both our development and our product testing teams, as it would be extremely useful for a lot of users and I would like to hear what they think of the features possibility being added in future updates.

Currently, the only way to do this is to immediately have the light turn off after the smart action is run. Which would set the last known brightness of the switch. What I would recommend, is looking at the different options that are available as different actions for interacting with the switch. 

  @vincepro1211,

It is something that ever since I have started, I have been advocating for as I have a few bulbs that have done this in the past. I am pretty sure it is a hardware requirement to add the feature. Something that may give hope is the fact that we are beginning to release so many different matter devices that the functionality may appear eventually. If you want to put your feedback through a different channel than what you have already trued, you may also try to add the feedback through the menu option in the Kasa App. This will send the feedback directly to our development team.