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TP-Link LB130

Specs

  • Connection type: Wi-Fi (2.4 GHz only)
  • Wi-Fi protection: WPA2, WPA, WEP (unsecured Wi-Fis are not supported)
  • Protocol: ?
  • Brightness: 800 lumen (vendor spec)
  • Life: 22.8 years based on 3hr/day (vendor spec)
  • Power used: 11 watts at full brightness

Vendor's expectation

  • You use the “Kasa Smart” app.
  • You create an online TP-Link account.
  • Your device is connected to the TP-Link cloud.

Capabilities

Properties

  • On/Off (boolean)
  • Color (RBG value)
  • Power usage in watts (integer; read only)

Actions

none

Events

none

Privacy

Benefits

  • The device can run entirely local.
  • The device can be controlled with self-written scripts. (see projects like plasticrake/tplink-smarthome-api)
  • The device does auto-update.

Privacy concerns

  • The device runs unfree software.
  • The device must be on the same LAN as the controller.
  • The “Kasa Smart” app is only available on specific versions of Android and iOS
  • The “Kasa Smart” app is unfree software.
  • The “Kasa Smart” app is only available through mayor, centralized stores.
  • For setup the “Kasa Smart” app is required.
  • For firmware updates the “Kasa Smart” app is required.
  • For a reset the “Kasa Smart” app is required.
  • During setup the “Kasa Smart” app requires location (for no apparent reason).
  • During setup the “Kasa Smart” app requires your Wi-Fi passphrase.
web_of_things/tp-link_lb130.1556604770.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/04/30 08:12 by Christian Paul

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