Kasa Smart Plug Power Strip KP303, Surge Protector with 3 Individually Controlled Smart Outlets and 2 USB Ports, Works with Alexa & Google Home, No Hub Required , White

I have purchased many Kasa smart products and have enjoyed them all. I have found them to be very reliable until now. Last night my power strip appears to have shorted out in the middle of the night. The lamp and other devices that were plugged in to the powership began flickering on and off and now the power ship is making a hissing noise. This is extremely inconvenient because it was at 2:00 a.m. and I couldnt control my lights and the power strip was behind a nightstand. I will say the other smart power ships that I have bought from the same company have all worked extremely well and Ive not had any issues. Im hoping that this issue is a complete one-off and that the others continue to work without issue

I have several products from TP kasa due to connection with Google/Alexa/brillant systems. This strip being reviewed has a single outlet which stopped working for an unknown reason. Several tests done and still not working for unknown reason. Contacted MFG and they were open to considering replacement, within warranty period as mine is, but I would be required to pay for shipping of defective item back to them and then wait for them to decide on outcome and send me a replacement. All this is unusual and after spending $35 on a smart power strip which stopped functioning properly. now have to spend more for same product? Other ratings will be good as the product is good. This one just had a defective aspect. Overall TP-Kasa products are worth it.

Really nice product does exactly what it states. And fairly price.

Easy to use and set up.

Works good

A while back I switched all of our miscellaneous smart home switches, bulbs, and plugs to Kasa and have always been very happy with the ease of setup and product quality. We bought this power strip for my wifes sewing/crafting room to plug in some of her crafting tools. Setup was simple as it is with all Kasa products, and once the power strip was added in the app, each plug showed up as an individually controllable device. They immediately showed up in our Alexa configuration (running the Kasa skill) and she was up and running. The power strip is well made, with a nice length of cord and easy to see lights for each plug so its immediately apparent which is on or off. This lets her know if the iron, glue gun, or other plug is on or off at a glance. Having a couple of USB charging ports close at hand is a nice addition, even if these ports are not smart controlled. We highly recommended this device as well as the other Kasa plugs, switches, and bulbs!

It’s nice to have 2 extra USB ports but also a bit misleading because those 2 are not smart plugs

As is common today, the device comes with sparse (3-steps) instructions. On 3 different devices (iPad, Pixel 6 phone, and MacBook Pro) I couldnt get the Kasa app to let me establish an account. So, after knocking my head against the wall for over an hour, I went to sleep and called TP-Link tech support the next morning. The agent was excellent. Two important missing pieces she told me are: (1) all consumer-facing TP-Link accounts associated with a particular email address use the identical username & password, and (2) despite them telling you passwords should have a mix of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and special characters, TP-Links security doesnt always play nice with special characters. Once I got rid of them and adjusted the multiple TP-Link accounts in my password keeper, I was finally able to set up the Kasa app. The next problem was adding the device to the app. The instructions say to make sure the KP303 and device on which Kasa software is installed are running on the same network. I thought this meant the network configured in my router. (I thought they were using something like a temporary Bluetooth network to have the KP303 learn what network to use.) But nothing worked. The app has a useful trouble-shooting window if this fails, but nothing on it helped. After two failures and a waste of about 1/2 hour, I noticed that a TP-named network appeared on my list of available networks (in Settings) when I plugged in the KP303. Wouldnt it be nice if they mentioned this when they told you to make sure the two devices were on the same network? Once I connected to this network on my iPad, everything went rather smoothly. The last start-up issue I had was naming the outlets on the KP303. The Kasa software very intelligently uses a 2-part naming system for each device; e.g. Master Bedroom + Right-side night light. Again, coming from a competitors product, I learned this the hard way. First I named each outlet with a name like, Master Bedroom - Right-side night light, then discovered about the 2-level, location+name nomenclature, had to learn how to rename already named devices, and went back to simplify the second-level names. All this griping concerns start-up issues, for what seems like a very powerful, well-thought-out system. But I once spent the first six months of a programming job developing documentation standards, going through my predecessors work, figuring out what he had done, and documenting all his undocumented programming. So, I have no tolerance for poor documentation. Hence, 4-stars. P.S. I hope my detailed explanations above (i.e., the missing documentation) will help others trying to get Kasa and the KP303 going.

This is by far one of the best power strip I’ve ever bought! I love how easy it was to connect to my phone and also love how I can set the times with my phone! Absolutely perfect for my snake.

This smart power strip is the best thing ever. We always worry did we unplug the straightener, curling iron etc. you can set a timer or use ur phone to turn it on and off. Best invention ever. It’s well worth the price, considering the alternative could be a house fire.