TP-Link kasa smart KL400L5 User manual

How to connect more than one TP-
Link Led Light Strips together
If you have multiple TP-Link Led light strips and wish to connect them to a single power source,
this article will explain what models of Led light strips can be connected together and how.
The maximum length of the light strip is limited by the maximum output of the power
adapter:
Model
Maximum length (unit:m)
input power of light strip (unit: W)
KL400L5
5
12
KL400L10
10（2*5m）
18
KL420L5
5
18
TapoL900-5
5
12
TapoL900-10
10（2*5m）
18
TapoL900-20
20（4*5m）
39.6
TapoL920-5
5
18
TapoL920-10
10（2*5m）
39.6
TapoL930-5
5
12
TapoL930-10
10（2*5m）
24
KL430
10(10*1m) *support Serial Connection
up to 10 meters
2m light strips: 17W
3~10m light strips: 25W
Case 1: Led Light Strips –10M/20M
( XSerial Connection; √Parallel Connection )
Models: KL400L10, TapoL900-10, TapoL900-20, TapoL920-10, TapoL930-10 etc.
The 10 or 20-meter-long light strips are composed of multiple 5-meter-long light
strips. The included 5-meter-long light strips do NOT support being connected in
Series, they can only be connected in Parallel.
Each of them is connected to the controller separately like in the following picture
What should I do if I cannot make
Tapo smart devices (smart plug,
smart camera, smart lighting) work
with Alexa or Google Home
If the Tapo device can be controlled both locally and remotely but fails to work with Amazon
Alexa/Google Home, you can refer to the following steps to troubleshoot according to the
problem you encountered.

NOTE：Please update both the Tapo APP and Tapo devices to the latest one first.
Case 1 Unable to authorize
Case 2 Cannot discover the device
Case 3 Cannot use voice command to control device
Example model: Tapo L900-20
Case 2: Led Light Strips- 5M ( X Serial Connection )
Models: KL400L5, KL420L5, TapoL900-5, TapoL920-5, TapoL930 etc.
For the light strip whose whole length is 5 meters, it DOES NOT
support connecting with the same model of another 5-meter-long light strip.

Case3: Led Strip(s) –KL430 ( √Serial Connection )
KL430(2*1m) supports being connected in Series with another 8 KL430E(1*1m) for
a total length of 10 meters.
What if Tapo Sync-to-Sound
doesn’t work on my Tapo Light
Strip
Make sure this Tapo device is powered on.
·Make sure the sound source is closer to your phone/tablet.
·Move your phone/tablet closer to this Tapo device.
·Turn off cellular data and try again.
·Turn off the VPN or apps based on the VPN mechanism.
·Make sure you have granted Microphone permission for the Tapo app and your phone/tablet’s
microphone is working well.
·Try changing the DNS server to 8.8.8.8 on your router. If you don’t know how to do this, please
contact your router’s customer support.
·If you have enabled AP isolation or Guest Network on your router, please disable it and try again.
How to Reset Tapo Light Strip
There are two types of reset available: a soft reset which resets the Wi-Fi settings only, and a
factory reset that erases all of your settings and restore to factory defaults.
Soft Reset
Press and hold the button on your controller for more than 5 seconds but no more than 10
seconds and release. The light strip animating orange and green after that indicates a successful
soft reset. Then you can reconfigure your light strip in Tapo app.
Factory Reset
Method 1: Via Control Button
Press and hold the button on the controller for 10 seconds or more and then release. The light
strip animating orange and green after that indicates a successful factory reset. Then you can
reconfigure your light strip in Tapo app.
Method 2: Via Tapo app

Option 1:
Open the Tapo app, then press and touch your light strip card. Then tap Remove at the bottom to
remove your light strip. The light strip will be removed from your Tapo account and reset to the
default settings.
Option 2:
Open the Tapo app and tap on your light strip card. Tap the gear icon to go to the Settings page
and tap Remove at the bottom to remove your light strip. The light strip will be removed from your
Tapo account and reset to the default settings.
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