What's the state of the wifi LED after the last step fails? If it stops flashing the switch has connected properly (they can only connect to the 2.4GHz band). The problem will be the phone is...

I really second your thoughts about SO's not wanting to use a phone to change a bulb - my SO won't use my app and I wrote the darn thing. So I've had to put *a lot* of focus on automating everything...

If the switch stops blinking it's connected to your wifi so don't reset it. Double check your phone is connected to your router's 2.4GHz band (usually you'll want to give them separate SSID names) or...

Amen brother. There is a difference between giving your IoT devices like cameras, switches, and thermostats your SSID and wifi password - they need it to connect to your wifi to work. You still need...

I'd be careful about that application. It's asking for a lot of information (your router SSID and password?!). Maybe they're ok, but proper, secure applications use OAuth rather than asking you for...

Nice of you to confirm this Kevin, it makes sense an email id is used to reference the account in the TP Link cloud. But too bad you didn't bother removing stevejohny, christeena, and helloing from...