Hi @Jimbo.Automates,  I have a few devices that I used for holiday lighting but most of the year they are unplugged.  I noticed in the log that the NS is constantly looking for them.  Is there a way to disable that or do I have to delete them?  If I need to delete, what's the best way to do that?  Thank you.

It looks for devices coming back online since they can change IP address after a power outage. I don't think it hurts anything for it to always be looking for your unplugged devices, but I could add an option to turn it off but then you'll need to reserve IP address for Kasa devices.

Thanks @Jimbo.Automates,  it's better to keep the flexibility on dynamic IPs.  I wasn't sure how much resources it was consuming or how much network traffic it was creating.  Maybe I'll just keep it plugged in when not in use.

 

@tmorse305 out of the box thinking...what if you created a second kasa account for only those holiday devices and then installed the node server in another slot to operate only that account. Then you could delete that node server when not needed and install it again next holiday season. Not sure the impact it would have on programs so those might need to be recreated every year. Just a thought so they're not mixed in with stuff you actually use year 'round.