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Kasa Smart Plug Works Without Internet (How?)

Author Adam B Published on 3 min read
Kasa smart plug
Kasa smart plug

Kasa is a brand owned by TP-Link and produces many smart products such as Kasa smart plugs which is a small device that will help you to control home appliances such as your coffee machine, router, fans, lamps, and so on.

This plug uses Wifi to allow the user to take control of his appliances from the Kasa app or voice assistants like Alexa and Google Assistant which may be useful and add a lot of comfort and convenience to your house.

So does this plug continue to work when the internet is down? Yes, some of the preset features like Timer, Schedule, and Away Mode will continue to operate unless you turn off your home devices.

If the internet stays down for a long time, these functions will stop working because the gadget will not be able to update the time.

There are other functions that will stop working when the internet is gone such as remote control from the app and from your smart speaker & display, and direct control from Alexa & Google Assistant and Google Home app, also scheduling new activities will be impossible.

Features that will continue to work without the internet?

In this section, I will lead you through a detailed explanation of how you’re going to benefit from the Kasa smart plug when the internet is down.

  • Scheduling: This feature allows you to determine a specific time for your home device (fans, lamps..) to turn on and off automatically without any human intervention.

    All your scheduled activities work when the internet goes down and this functionality is only lost due to time updates when the internet goes down for a long time (months).
  • Timer: A timer is an option that gives your electronic appliances the ability to turn on and off automatically after the time you set for example, “Turn off the Router after 45 minutes” or “Turn off the Bedroom Lamps after 15 minutes”.

    The preset timer continues to run as programmed and it will not be affected by internet breakdown.
  • Away Mode: This mode will automatically turn on and off connected appliances, like lamps, to make it appear as if you’re home while you’re actually away.

    You can program the start and end time of the Away Mode on the Kasa app and it will work when there’s no internet inside your home.

What are the features that will not function without the internet?

Now we will see in detail the features provided by the Kasa smart plug that does not work when the internet goes down.

  1. Voice assistant: Kasa smart plugs are compatible with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to make it easier for people who are not comfortable with using a mobile app like the elderly to turn on and off devices via voice commands.

    It’s impossible to benefit from this feature if the internet connection is not available.
  2. Kasa App: This app is the heart of your plugs it gives you the ability to control them remotely and it’s also where you configure your device, create schedules, set timers, and determine the Away Mode period, this app is dependent on the internet and it won’t work without it.
  3. Third-party apps: Kasa smart plugs are also compatible with third-party apps such as IFTTT and Samsung SmartThings to be controlled, integrated, and automated with the rest of your smart home devices from a single app.

    The Kasa plug can be added and automated with these apps only when your internet is available.
  4. Program new activities: As we mentioned before the programmed schedules, timers, and Away mode work when the internet goes down but it’s impossible to set new ones as the app relies on Wifi and it can’t send new orders when the internet is not available.

Does Kasa smart plug work with a mobile hotspot?

Kasa plugs use Wifi as their own communication protocol so if your home internet is down you can rely on your mobile data as most smartphones have built-in features that allow you to quickly turn on a Wi-Fi hotspot from the Settings, that way you spread signals to your Kasa plugs.

You can use a Wifi hotspot to set new schedules, create a timer or activate away mode, but you can’t rely on mobile data all the time as the mobile needs to be next to the plug all the time to give it a steady Wifi connection.

Conclusion.

So we hope we’ve helped you understand how Kasa smart plugs will react when there’s no internet inside your home.

You can check out this post if you want to fix all connectivity issues related to your Kasa plug: “7 Tips To Fix Kasa Smart Plug Not Connecting To Wifi”.

Adam B
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