Kasa Outdoor Smart Plug, Smart Home Wi-Fi Outlet with 2 Sockets, IP64 Weather Resistance, Compatible with Alexa, Google Home & IFTTT, No Hub Required, ETL Certified(EP40)

I used this to power up string lights in the pool area. We already had a couple of the wall plugs and they’ve worked well.

The kasa app is simple and easy to use. Wifi setup is about as painless as it gets with your phone app. Setting schedules is much easier than the lifx app, and overall kasa is better at making it simple. I don’t have any color lights, so can’t comment there. I’ve got this plug and an interior wall plug on schedules. Both come on at sunset and are timed to go off at different times. The sunset/sunrise adjusts on it’s own with internet data and is accurate. You can set this to come on with a delay, or just set it to a specific time.

This is also dimmable. I didn’t know if the string lights were, but this plug handles it no problem. You set your percentage of brightness and it stays that way. If you schedule, setting them up to fade in and out is also available. It can be a fast or slow fade, too.

The plug itself isn’t much different than any heavy duty extension. The cable and housing are rugged.

This would be perfect for christmas lights, yard lights, or anything else you want on a timer or just the ability to power on/off with your phone. Also works with google home / assistant. Tell it to shut off the lights and everything is out.

Nice product.

I ordered 2 plugs which i received and installed yesterday. This review is on the setup process. I may add more later after some experience in use.

The plugs had little documentation other than to download the app and follow instructions. That was enough though. With the app running, you plug in the device, connect to the wifi network the device has started, find your wifi network and log in. I had to type in my wifi password to the app for the first setup but the app remembered it for the 2nd. My plugs control lights in 2 sections of my garden, and i needed to program on/off times. The app interface was so much easier than the boxes i have used in the past. There are settings for dimming levels that i have not yet explored.

I was pleased that i was able to plug each one in in my home, program it, unplug it, take it outside and plug it in, and the programming was not lost. Much easier to program in the comfort of my home rather than standing in the flower bed swatting off the mosquitoes.

Using this plug for my pool pump and love it. I scheduled on/off times and am able to also turn on or off at any time right from my phone. The option to use a timer to control how long it stays on or in how long to turn on is also a great feature. When it reaches scheduled on/off time it goes back on that schedule. So far i only used one side/one plug but in the app each plug is controlled separately which makes it super convenient. Once i add lights to my back yard i will use the second plug for those.
I plan to use it for outdoor christmas decorations in the cold months instead of the old non-wi-fi timer i have (which is a pain to program.). Love this and highly recommend it.
Ps: could not rate tech support because i didn’t use it. App is free and super easy/user friendly to operate.

We don’t have an outdoor house light. In fact most of the houses in our neighborhood don’t have them…. Odd. I’m using this for our outdoor lights. We’ve got cafe lights set up in our front porch and i’m using this smart outlet to control them.

We’ve got it set to turn on at sundown and off later in the evening. If someone is coming home after they lights turn off… No need to walk up to a spooky, dark house. The app allows you to turn the lights on remotely.

This products works great and i’m super happy with it so far. I wanted a smart plug for the lights i’ve strung on my patio. I’m tired of having to manually go plug in or out when i want them on. This solves it! Added plus that i snagged it during a treasure truck day. I would have bought 2 if they didn’t limit it to 1.

The unit was easy to set up and join to my wi-fi
the app is well designed and has a feature to turn on the plugs relative to sundown and sunrise. I really like this feature to control my bug zappers. I turn them on at dusk and don’t need to keep changing the time to deal with time shifts. I also have a couple of shutoff times if someone turns them back on later.
Alexa is buddies with kasa so adding the plugs to alexa is also simple.
Liked it so much i ordered 2 more units like this one and then ordered a whole set of smart plugs and wall switches by kasa because the app was good and i didn’t want to have yet another app on my phone.
I have not subjected them to wet weather yet, but plenty of heat.
No issues

We had to replace our wifi router, which forced me to reconnect all our various household devices to the network.

I was a little bit lost trying to do this for our kasa smartplugs, so i called their tech support. A gentleman named hanson p. Chan took the call and proceeded to patiently guide me through the connection process.

With mr. Chan’s expert guidance, humor and general good-natured demeanor, reconnecting my two kasa plugs was simple, painless and even entertaining.

In this age of automation and ai, it felt like mr. Chan was here with me, providing direction and encouragement. Sooooo many companies could learn from tp link’s team!

Thank you, mr. Chan and tp link!

This item is a great smart plug. It is designed for outdoor use but i’m using it inside. It’s works with the kasa home system and is the first plug i’ve found that will fully turn off an led light. It was easy to install and setup and workes well with alexa, smartthings and of course the tp-link kasa app.

So easy to use…finally able to ditch our confusing analog timer for our garden lights. Set up was a breeze and scheduling on/off is so easy. This is my 3rd kasa smart plug. I’m getting them for everything lol. The app is easy, reliable and so darn handy.

I bought this plug because we have a number of tp-link smart switches, bulbs, and plugs inside our house already, and i needed something to turn our bug zapper by the pool on and off at night. This plug was as easy to connect to wifi as the other tp-link devices in our house and works flawlessly. You can control each outlet individually in the app, or by pressing the on/off button for that outlet on the plug. I went in and created a schedule in the kasa app to automatically turn the bug zapper outlet on 30 minutes before sunset, and turn off 30 minutes after sunrise, and it’s done. Everything is handled automatically, and has worked perfectly since i installed it.

The kasa app can be linked to alexa as well, which is very handy – our dog is scared of the bug zapper, so at night when we take her out, whoever happens to take her out can tell alexa to turn off the bug zapper before taking her out, and it shuts off in seconds.

Having two outlets is nice – the second one doesn’t have anything plugged into it full-time, so we just have a second outlet out back that we can plug a phone charger, pool cleaner, etc into, and have juice whenever we need it.

I’m sure this is a fine product and will work as designed. However, it requires a password protected wifi network. Yes, that’s the norm and is always best practice. But if you have a special requirement for an open network, this device will not allow you to connect it. I wish they had provided a choice instead of forcing the issue.

A week before purchasing this plug, i had purchased the older version kp400. I couldn’t get that to connect to my wi-fi (using a samsung galaxy a20), and so i returned it and purchased this newer version, ep40. Initially i couldn’t get that to connect either. I initiated a live chat with technical support. They had me reset the ep40 plug, reset the app, confirm the firmware version (1.8), and nothing worked. They suggested i try connecting using another phone, which wasn’t a practical solution because i only have one cell phone. I thought it odd that i would have two defective plugs, so i continued researching and trying things. In one of the kasa notes for connecting the device it mentions turning on the phone gps to allow the device to sync to a location, date, and time. I usually don’t turn my phone gps on. So i turned the gps on and was then also able to enable the phone feature ‘nearby device scanning’. After i did that i restarted the kasa app and tried adding the device and it connected immediately. After connecting and adding the device to my wi-fi network, i could turn off the phone gps which disabled the ‘nearby device scanning’, and the plug continues to work. Reflecting on the problem, it makes sense that to initially connect a device one would need local gps to be turned on. Too bad there is not a more direct and explicit statement about needing the gps to be turned on to initially connect a device, or that the ‘chat’ technician didn’t mention it either. ~m

I have used this all summer and it has worked well. It has worked through heat and storms and never failed. It is not covered nor protected. I’m not so sure about the winter weather and the snow though.
It would have been great to be able to operate the plugs independently. Maybe that can be an upgrade model.

This is one kaso product that works as advertised. It will dim your aquarium lights. Easy to use remotely. Doesn’t need to be reprogrammed after being turned off and on. A small miracle in digital/wifi world.

Took several attempts to setup in network

Set up is simple works with google home without any issues. Somewhat bulky with a short cord so mounting can be an issue.

Update: bought 2 of these about a week or so apart. 2nd unit failed within 6 weeks. Kept outdoors underneath a deck. It wasn’t in any direct water contact. Re-ordered it. Lets see if my original lasts longer. I’ve had the original kasa plugs left outdoors that aren’t even rated for outdoor use last me several years in an enclosed electrical box. Hopefully it was just a fluke.

When i came across this product’s page. I immediately got intrigued due to it’s ability to natively control dimming of dumb lights. I wanted it specifically for my outdoor string lights in the backyard. Well, i went immediately to kasa’s product page and started a chat with support. Kasa support gave me false information. They stated it does support dimming in smartthings, alexa, or google home. Only controllable via kasa app.

Well that agent was completely wrong. The plug controls dimming natively in all 3 platforms including the kasa app. I was able to setup routines in smartthings (webcore) and alexa that controls dimming functionality.

All in all, this is a fantastic smart-plug to control outdoor lighting. And it’s outdoor rated.

I bought two of these when they were on sale to add to my setup of 6 indoor kasa smart plugs and 20+ feit smart bulbs, 5 kasa wall switches, 6 other smart devices.. In all i have about 45 smart devices in the house. The devices are split between pretty evenly between two wifi routers. I had no issues connecting and configuring both plugs using the kasa android app. Alexa immediately picked them up afterwards and i was able to incorporate them into several ‘routines’. They have worked flawlessly for several weeks.

There are manual on/off buttons on the side of the case, with green led indicators to show when the plug is on. Each plug can be individually controlled through the kasa app and alexa.

Two complains. When you plug these into an outdoor receptacle with a cover, it is extremely difficult to close the cover over the plug and cord because the cord and plug are in line (straight). A 90 degree style plug would have made the installation much easier. Also, rubber caps that cover the unused plugs are poorly designed and don’t stay in place. These plugs are supposed to maintain the weather resistance when you don’t use both plugs. Unfortunately, the covers don’t stay in the plugs well and easily come loose and open up. If the plugs are located near sprinklers, or any water source that could splash water up from the bottom, you risk getting moisture inside, which obviously isn’t a good thing.

Easy setup. App very intuitive

Works great!