Category Bulbs, Plugs, Switches

Kasa & SmartThings (Integration Guide).

Author Adam B Published on 3 min read
SmartThings
SmartThings

TP-Link Kasa products like plugs, switches, and light bulbs are very popular in the market and they provide many features to their users to make their home smarter and they can be controlled remotely from a mobile app or a voice assistant like Alexa or Google Home, and they can let you set a schedule to turn on lights or run other home devices.

The Kasa app has a lot to offer such as configuring, monitoring, and controlling your connected TP-LINK smart home gadgets or setting a schedule and turning on the Away mode, but many people are asking if their devices work with SmartThings?

Of course, Kasa devices can work perfectly with the SmartThing app in order to automate and integrate them with other home gadgets such as your TV, door lock, smart cameras, and so on.

What you can do with Kasa and SmartThings integration?

As we mentioned before you can control these TP-Link devices from the Kasa mobile app, so what are the features that the SmartThings app will give you.

  1. Single app control: Controlling each smart gadget from its own app will lower the convenience and the comfort and take you more time when managing your smart home, so the SmartThings service will give you a unified way to control and monitor all smart devices in one app including your Kasa products.
  2. Automation & scenes: In the Kasa app you’re only able to automate Kasa products but with the SmartThings service you can create scenes with different brands and multiple smart appliances, you can set up automation to run at certain times or during certain periods, for example:
    • Turn on my bedroom lights when motion is detected.
    • Switch the living room light color to blue when someone rings the doorbell.
  3. It offers easy setup, custom rule building, and sharing for convenience and safety.

How to connect Kasa to SmartThings?

Now let’s jump into the steps that you need to implement in order to connect Kasa with SmartThings and fully enjoy this combination.

Note 1: Download the SmartThings app on your Android or IOS device and register an account on the app.

Note 2: The Kasa device you want to integrate with SmartThings needs to be successfully set up via the Kasa App at first and make sure it can be controlled by the Kasa APP.

Note 3: If you face any issues with the Kasa app you can check out this blog post.

Now follow the instructions below:

  1. Open SmartThings App on your mobile or tablet.
  2. Click on the “+” icon, and then tap “Add device”.
  3. Search for the TP-Link Kasa Smart skill, then click on it.
  4. Choose the icon of the model number of your Kasa device (plug, bulb, switch…).
  5. log in to your Kasa account.
  6. click on the blue button “Authorize”.
  7. Then click on “Done” at the bottom right of the screen.
  8. Select a room for your device on the SmartThings App,
  9. Tap on the button “Save”.
  10. Now you can go to your home to find your Kasa device (it’s successfully integrated).

Important: The good thing with Kasa devices is that they don’t need to be on the same network as the SmartThings hub to be controlled.

How to change the Kasa device name on the SmartThings app?

If you’re using multiple Kasa devices on the SmartThings app you can give them simple names in order to differentiate between them easily, and here’s how to do it:

  1. Launch the Kasa app on your phone or tablet.
  2. Click on the Menu on the left (three horizontal lines).
  3. Then tap Devices.
  4. Select the More Options (three vertical dots).
  5. Tap Edit.
  6. Tap the Kasa device you want to rename.
  7. Enter the new name under Device Name.
  8. Then tap Save when you’re finished.

Final Thoughts.

Kasa devices are relatively cheaper than other products on the market and with SmartThings integration, a lot of convenience and comfort will be added to your smart home.

Adam B
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