Leviton DW15A-1BW Decora Smart Wi-Fi Plug-in Outlet, Works with Amazon Alexa, No Hub Required

This is the easiest Wi-Fi capable device I have set up yet. Once you download the app it walks you through the setup of the device easily, it took me less then 5 minutes to get this up and running. I was using a Wemo Smart plug in my living room which was either losing connection with Alexa or it would take Alexa roughly 5 seconds to turn on/off the light. This was extremely easy to set up with Alexa and I have had no problems, the light turns on/off immediately every time.

Great addition to my home! I purchased the Leviton Decora Smart Wifi Plug-in device specifically to control a table lamp in my entry way. We live in an large apartment building, our front door is accessed by an interior hallway. There are no windows in this area and its dark this time of year when we leave for work and return home. It feels safer and really so much more welcoming to come home and have the entry way lit. I also love not having to worry about leaving the lamp on all day and wasting electricity. Now my lamp turns on for about hour in the AM while Im getting ready for work, turns off after I leave and then is back on at sunset. The sunrise / sunset feature is genius! When the days start to get longer I wont even have to worry about adjusting my schedule, it will just keep working perfectly for what I need. And I paired it with our Amazon Alexa so as Im heading to bed I just tell her Alexa, turn off the hall way light. So easy! Setup took a minute or two. I simply plugged the device in the wall outlet, plugged in my lamp, downloaded the app. The app walked me through connecting to my home wifi and everything was up and running in a couple minutes. I also like that I can connect Levitons other products to the same app and control everything with Alexa too. I will probably look into the Decora Smart dimmer switches for my living room and bedroom as well. Also, I like that everything can be controlled over my own home wifi and the app. No need for an hub which is an extra step and an extra cost that I dont feel i need. I went with the Leviton product over other similar plug-ins for a couple reasons. I liked the way the this one looked vs some of the others, it seemed more sturdy. Leviton is also a well known brand when it comes to outlets and switches so I felt confident this product would be well made and it is. Plus they give a 5 year warranty! I wasnt seeing that offered with some of the other brands. Overall, a great answer to my problem of a dark entry way in my home. Easy to setup and it works exactly as it should. Couldnt be happier with my purchase and I might get another for my mom. She noticed it while visiting during xmas and thought she might like one for a lamp in her living room.

Too easy to set up and works straight out of the box. A little more expensive build quality product

Works great with the wireless and smart phone for on and off. Its not good on keeping the scheduled on and off times if you shut it off before the scheduled time. Will not follow the programmed time schedule unless you unstall and re-install .

I got this product for easy Lamp control on my bedside table. Super easy set up and configuration. The 90 degree plug style is great when fitting the Module behind a nightstand! After my device was enrolled, the Scheduling and Integrations were what I was most excited about. Created a schedule that coincides with my morning alarm, to turn the lamp on. Ignoring that, to snooze is not an option. The schedule then turns the lamp back off shortly after I leave for the morning. The next, most convenient thing to me is the Google Assistant integration. Climb into bed, get comfy, and tell the Google Mini to turn off the lamp without rolling over or disturbing anyone else in the bed. I also love the IFTTT integration. I quickly set up an IFTTT applet that will toggle the lamp if the camera in the Baby’s room detects crying at night. Those integrations and features made the decision to go with this DW15A a no brainer for me. Pack that up with the 5 year warranty, the fact that it doesn’t require a hub, and the mobile app, and there’s no better solution available on the market!

Works great with Alexa!

Ive had automated lighting in my homes since the 1980s, using X-10, then Insteon. As an electrical engineer, Im acutely aware of the extreme transients that can occur on household power lines, and the damage they can do to poorly-designed electronics. Smart dimmers connect directly to the power lines without any transformer, and so are particularly susceptible to this kind of damage. I dont want to think about how many crappy X-10 and Insteon dimmers, controls, and switches Ive had to replace over the years. My point is, dont even think of buying from anyone but a highly-trusted name like Leviton. Youre making a big commitment in time and money, and youll have to live with this stuff, hopefully for a long time. So far this system has worked perfectly for me. Setup is easy, the app is good, and integration with Alexa works perfectly as well. The functions are well though out and include thoughtful features like being able to turn off the LED for a darker house, and returning to a preset brightness level when turned on. I hope Leviton will expand the product line to include additional items such as an outdoor-rated switch for controlling landscape lighting, an RF/IR repeater for ceiling fan, air conditioner, etc. control. Its a drag to have to use other vendors, as you end up with a zillion different apps for different devices.

Ive been interested in automating my home for some time and wanted to try out the new Wi-Fi devices from Leviton. Ive had good luck with Leviton products in the past, and it looks they have a complete line of Wi-Fi devices. The devices also come with a 5-year warranty. I decided to start simply with an immediate need I had. I was tired of reaching for the outlet behind my Christmas tree to turn the lights on the tree on and off. I decided to buy a DW15A plug-in outlet to switch the lights on and off automatically. The device is attractive and seems solidly built. It came with detailed installation instructions and a getting started guide in English, French, and Spanish. I followed the getting started guide and installed the My Leviton app from the iOS app store. There were a number of Leviton apps when I searched for My Leviton. I installed the first one listed, which was the desired My Leviton app. The app installed without issue and gave me the option to sign up for an account. I entered the requested information (including the required overly complex strong password) and was sent an email to verify my email address. I clicked on the verification link in the email and pressed continue in the app. The app then asked me to set up my residence and offered a default name for my residence. I decided to enter a new name for my residence. It then asked for my location. The app could determine my location or I could enter my address. I decided to enter my address. This completed setting up my residence, and then the app prompted me to add a device. I plugged in my device and verified that the LED was blinking green. I followed the instructions in the app which required me to find my device in the Wi-Fi settings of my phone. I selected the device in the list of Wi-Fi networks and returned to the app as instructed. The app connected to the device and asked me to select my home Wi-Fi network to add the device to the network. I selected my network and entered the password for the network, and the device connected to the network. There was an option to Identify Device. I clicked on this and the LED blinked different colors for a few seconds to show that I had enrolled the correct device. In my case I only had one device, so there shouldnt have been any issue. I could see where this would be helpful, though, if you had several devices to enroll. I named my device Christmas Tree and setup was complete. I then used the app to manually turn the lights on and off a few times. It worked flawlessly and was quick! As soon as I tapped the button in the app I heard the relay in the device click and the lights turned on/off. I then clicked the arrow next to the device name. This displayed details on the device and had an option for settings. The only setting I could change was called Status LED Behavior. The choices were LED Off, Status Mode, and Locator Mode. The default Locator Mode turns the LED on when the load is off, and off when the load is on. Status Mode does just the opposite. LED Off turns the LED off all the time. I tried each of these settings, but decided to leave it in the default Locator Mode. I went back to the device details and saw options to Identify Device, Reconfigure Wireless, Update Firmware (1.3.3), and Remove this Device. Identify Device blinked the LED as before. Reconfigure Wireless is used if you want to change the Wi-Fi network used by the device. Update Firmware is used to update the firmware in the device. I assume Remove this Device would remove it from my residence, but I didnt see any documentation of this. It wasnt clear that I needed to update the firmware in the device. The Update Firmware (1.3.3) looked just like everything else in the details list. I saw at the bottom of the page the serial number of my device and the version number was listed as 1.0.9; CP 1.5. Assuming this version number was the firmware version, it looked like there was newer firmware available for my device. I decided to try updating the firmware in the device before proceeding further. I clicked on Update Firmware (1.3.3) and the firmware update process started. The update process took a couple of minutes before I received a message that the update succeeded. Update Firmware (1.3.3) no longer appeared in the details list, but the version number at the bottom of the page still showed 1.0.9; CP 1.5. I went back to the device page and back into details, and now the version number displayed 1.3.3; CP 1.5, so I guess it was just an app display issue. I verified that the device still worked properly then decided to try entering a schedule. I clicked on Schedules at the bottom of the page and then selected Add a Schedule Now. I decided to use the built-in scheduling wizard. It first prompted me to name the schedule. I tried accepting the default My Schedule, but I got an error that the name needed to be at least two characters long. So I guess it really wasnt the default name (maybe its an app problem). I named the schedule Schedule and then was presented with a list of available devices. Christmas Tree was the only device I had. I selected it and was asked to choose whether the device should turn on or off when the schedule runs. I selected on and was asked to set the start time. Since I wanted to do a quick test, I selected select a time and specified a time about five minutes later. There was an option to select an end time, so I selected it and specified a time two minutes after the start time. I was then given the option to select what days the schedule should run. I left every day selected, and I was done. I waited a few minutes and the schedule worked exactly as specified. I then edited the schedule to turn on at sunset and off at 11:00 p.m. The lights on the Christmas tree turned on and off as expected every day. All in all Ive been extremely pleased with the Leviton DW15A. I plan to get some of Levitons Wi-Fi wall switches to automate more of my home. Ive read some reviews where people have had difficulty with the in-wall devices, but most of these seem to be because the Leviton devices require a neutral wire to be connected. I think this is probably true of most Wi-Fi switches since they need to be powered to communicate. This shouldnt be a problem for me since I have neutral wires in most of my junction boxes. I know that there are other automation technologies that dont require a neutral wire, but all of these require some kind of hub to enable Internet connectivity. I like that I dont need a hub with these Leviton devices.

Works great. Easy to set up.

Great module. Doesnt require a controller/hub.