TP-Link Kasa and Tapo

Overview

This software is neither affiliated with nor endorsed by either Control4 or TP-Link.

Control TP-Link Kasa and Tapo smart plugs, power strips and lights from Control4 over your local network, with no TP-Link cloud. The drivers work out how each device connects and keep working when TP-Link updates its firmware.

Features

• Local control over your network, with no cloud service
• Kasa and Tapo plugs and power strips, with a Control4 relay for each outlet
• Kasa and Tapo bulbs and light strips as Control4 lights, with dimming, color and color temperature where the light has them
• A lamp on a smart plug shown as a Control4 light
• Real-time power readings for each outlet, with In Use and Idle events
• Keypad button links with LEDs for each outlet
• Finds a device again when its address changes (OS 4.0+)
• Events, conditionals and variables for programming

Included drivers

TP-Link Outlet

A Control4 relay for each output of a Kasa or Tapo plug or power strip, with power readings where the device has them, In Use and Idle events, and On, Off and Toggle keypad button links.

TP-Link Light

A Control4 light for a Kasa or Tapo bulb or light strip, with Advanced Lighting Scenes, and dimming, color and color temperature where the light has them. It can also stand in for a lamp on a TP-Link Outlet output, as an on and off light.

System requirements

• Control4 OS 3.3+
• The TP-Link account the devices are set up with, for Tapo devices and Kasa devices on newer firmware
• Third-Party Compatibility on or off in the Tapo or Kasa app (off needs Control4 OS 3.4.1+)

Compatibility

Kasa devices work on their original firmware and on the firmware TP-Link has rolled out since late 2024, alongside Tapo devices and newer Kasa models.