Kasa is now useless to me -- how can I get back to an older version of the app
Kasa is now useless to me -- how can I get back to an older version of the app
I bought one of these smart plugs a few years ago to be able to power cycle my cable modem after a power outage where the modem didn't come back properly.
It worked perfectly for years...until today when I needed to use it again and discovered that the Kasa app now wants me to create an account on some server, etc.
Well, guess what --- the internet is down so I can't - and the ability to power cycle my modem from another location ON THE SAME LAN no longer works.
Why was this change made? It makes the device completely useless for my particular need.
Does anybody know where I can buy a similar smart plug that doesn't need an external server connection to control it?
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To better serve you and protect your data security, Kasa App will no longer support a guest account login. Registering a TP-Link ID is now required to manage your Kasa devices. With an TP-Link ID, only an authorized user with account information can access your local devices via the app.
The basic features (e.g. turn ON/OFF, schedule) of the Kasa devices still support local control.
If you want to use the advanced feature, such as Smart Action, Kasa devices require to connect to a WiFi network with internet access.
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@Wayne-TP Uhm, I never had to log in to anything before -- I could just run the program on my iPhone or iPad, inside my LAN and power cycle my modem.
How exactly does requiring an internet connection and account provide more security than not having to connect to the internet at all? What data security does tp-link think they're protecting when there was no internet connection required in the first place?
In particular, since my internet was down, I couldn't even create an account in the first place and the program wouldn't give me access to those "basic features"?
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@Wayne-TP Registering a TP-Link ID is now required to manage your Kasa devices
Does anybody at your place understand (or care) that if the external internet goes down, one can no longer use your devices even INSIDE the home where there's a perfectly good working LAN?
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I cannot even find this tp-link id
where is this app.
or should I just throw out these cameras and buy another brand !!!!
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The device retains its capability for local management. When the app is logged in with the same account linked to the device, you can manage the device using the app within the same local network. Prior to the optimization, the absence of device-account linkage allowed any mobile device connected to the same network and equipped with the app to manage the device. The current enhancement prevents unauthorized actions, such as altering device settings or deleting the device, by other users within the same network who have not been authorized (not logged into an account).
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You could register a TP-Link account with your email in the APP. What is TP-Link ID and how to create a TP-Link ID?
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@Wayne-TP ----When the app is logged in with the same account linked to the device---
Sigh, what part of, if the internet is unreachable, you can't log in do you guys still not understand?
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The login status of the account can be maintained and will not be signed out when there is no Internet connection.
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@Wayne-TP The login status of the account can be maintained and will not be signed out when there is no Internet connection
Except that it wasn't --- if it had been maintained, it would have worked when I needed it, and I wouldn't have needed to post this problem in the first place.
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Yes You say, it is a privacy upgrade, but looks like NO one and access it now. not even the account owner!!!!!!
Real NIce Job!!!
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