Kasa Smart Doorbell KD110 User Guide
This guide provides a brief introduction to the Kasa Smart Doorbell and the Kasa Smart app, as well as regulatory information. Features available in Kasa Smart may vary by model and software version. Kasa Smart availability may also vary by region. All images, steps, and descriptions in this guide are only examples and may not reflect your actual Kasa Smart experience.
Conventions
In this guide, the following convention is used:
Convention | Description |
Teal text | Key information appears in teal, including management page text such as menus, items, buttons and so on. |
Underlined teal text | Hyperlinks are in teal and underlined. You can click to redirect to a website. |
More Info
- Specifications can be found on the product page at https://www.tp-link.com.
- Technical Support and troubleshooting information can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support/.
- A TP-Link Community is provided for you to discuss our products at https://community.tp-link.com.
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) can be found at https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/.
Introduction
Replace your existing wired doorbell with a smarter one and answer your door from anywhere with your phone. Receive instant notifications whenever someone comes by—even before they knock. Keep an eye out for your deliveries, visitors, or possible intruders 24/7 with crystal clear video and audio. It allows you to see visitors, as well as monitor intruders or package deliveries.
With a microSD card, the doorbell can store up to 256 GB of video.
- HD Video – Sharp and clear high resolution offers greater detail and colors, even when you zoom in.
- Person Detection – Send person alerts to differentiate people and other motion activity.
- Local and Cloud Storage – Save your footage continuously on a microSD card or subscribe to a Kasa Care Plan to store video clips to the cloud. Up to 256 GB microSD card is supported. (microSD card not included. Kasa Care Plans vary by country and region.)
- Live View with Two-Way Audio – Watch live video and carry on a conversation from anywhere with your phone or other supported device.
- Indoor Chime Provided - Choose from a variety of ringtones to get alerted immediately when you are at home.
- All-Weather All-Star - IP64 certified weatherproofing ensures your doorbell stays protected against rain and dust.
Appearance - Chime
Kasa Smart Doorbell is made up of a Chime and a Doorbell. The Chime has a system LED that changes color according to its status, a sync button, a music button, and a volume button.
System LED
- Solid green: Working normally
- Blinking green: Ready to be paired
Sync Button: Press the button for 3 seconds until the system LED blinks green to enter pairing mode.
Music Button: Press to cycle through different ringtones.
Volume Button: Press to adjust the volume of the ring.
Appearance - Doorbell
The doorbell has a ring button, a status LED, and a microSD card slot.
Front
- System LED
- Solid orange: Starting up.
- Blinking orange & green: Ready for setup.
- Blinking red: Connecting to home Wi-Fi; or Disconnected from home Wi-Fi
- Blinking green slowly: Connected to home Wi-Fi
- Solid green: Connected to cloud
- Blinking green quickly: Updating
- Ring Button: Press the button to ring the doorbell.
- Camera: It allows live view.
Back
- microSD Card Slot: Insert a microSD card (8-256 GB) into the slot for recording.
- Reset Button
- Press and hold for 3s until the status LED blinks orange slowly to reset Wi-Fi connection.
- Press and hold for 15s until the status LED blinks orange quickly to restore to factory default settings.
Set Up Your Kasa Smart Doorbell
Follow the steps below to get started with your new Kasa Smart Doorbell.
Step 1. Download Kasa
Get the Kasa Smart app from the App Store or Google Play, or by scanning the QR code below.
Step 2. Log In
Open the app, and log in with your TP-Link ID. If you don't have an account, create one first.
Step 3. Add Device
Tap the + button in the Kasa app and select Doorbells.
Step 4. Insert a microSD Card
If you want to record videos locally, you'll need to insert a microSD card by removing the two screws on the back of the doorbell.
If you want to utilize 24/7 Recording, you'll need to insert a Micro SD card by removing the two screws on the back of your Smart Doorbell.
Step 5. Install your doorbell
Follow app instructions to install your doorbell. Below are the size of screws:
Size of Screws Securing SD Card
Diagram showing dimensions for SD card screws.
Size of Wiring Screws
Diagram showing dimensions for wiring screws.
Size of Mounting Screws
Diagram showing dimensions for mounting screws.
Step 6. Set Up
Follow app instructions to set up your doorbell and pair with your chime.
Check the Wi-Fi Light: After about 15 seconds, look at the front of your Smart Doorbell. Is the Wi-Fi light blinking orange and green?
Main Device Controls
After you successfully set up your Smart Doorbell, you will see the home page of the Kasa Smart app. Here you can view and manage all devices that you've added to Kasa. Tap your smart doorbell to enter the live view page and further manage it.
Home Page
You can see all your Kasa devices listed in the Home page.
Turn On/Off Your Kasa Smart Doorbell
Turn on/off your Smart Doorbell quickly by tapping the switch on the home page. Turning off means you are entering the privacy mode and cannot stream live video.
Set Schedules
Set schedules to automatically turn on/off your doorbell at set times according to your daily routine.
- Tap your Smart Doorbell in the Home page to enter the live view page, and then tap Schedule.
- Tap + on the top right corner.
- Set a schedule to turn your Smart Doorbell on or off.
- Tap Save and you'll see your schedule listed in the Schedule Page. You can add more schedules following the same steps.
- You can turn off your schedule any time at the Schedule page.
Enable 24/7 Recording
When 24/7 Recording is enabled, your camera records every minute of every day so you'll never miss a thing. Note: You need to insert a microSD card first.
In the live view page, tap ⚙️ then 24/7 Recording. You can enable or disable the feature and check the storage of your microSD card.
- SD CARD
- Available Storage: 921.60 KB
- Total Storage: 28.22 GB
- Format SD Card
Check 24/7 Recording Videos
The recorded videos are saved in the microSD card. You can check it in the app.
In the Home page to enter the live view page, tap 24/7 Recording. You will see recorded videos.
Do Not Disturb
When enabled, the doorbell will not ring and no push notifications will be sent. You can go to Activity to check the records. You can turn it on when you do not want visitors to disturb you.
- Tap your Smart Doorbell in the Home page to enter the live view page, and then tap Do Not Disturb.
- Add a Do Not Disturb schedule. Note: Do Not Disturb turns on when the schedule starts, and turns off when the schedule ends. You can turn Do Not Disturb on or off; the next schedule will still activate.
- Set schedules to turn on Do Not Disturb automatically at set times. For example, I don't want to be disturbed from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM every Saturday and Sunday.
No schedules mean that Do Not Disturb will stay on unless you turn it off manually.
Manage Device Settings
- Tap your Smart Doorbell in the Home page to enter the live view page and then tap ⚙️.
- Turn on or off the camera. When Camera is turned off, it means privacy mode is enabled. You can turn the camera off when you do not want your doorbell to stream live view and record videos.
- Edit device name. Let's give it a friendly name, like "Living Room Camera".
- Set detection and sensitivity for recording videos. Enable Detect Motion / Detect Person if you want your doorbell camera to record when motion / person is detected. Also set the sensitivity of detection. Enable Listen for Sound if you want your doorbell camera to record when sound is detected and set its sensitivity.
- MOTION DETECTION
- Detect Motion: ON
- Detect Person: ON
- MOTION SENSITIVITY: Set from Less Sensitive to More Sensitive.
- RECORD MOTION THAT LASTS AT LEAST: Set duration in seconds.
- SOUND DETECTION
- Listen for Sound: ON
- SOUND SENSITIVITY: Set from Less Sensitive to More Sensitive.
Increased sensitivity results in more recordings and more notifications; lower sensitivity results in fewer recordings and notifications.
- MOTION DETECTION
- Enjoy cloud service. If you have subscribed to Kasa Care, you can enable Cloud Services to save the videos recorded by your doorbell to the cloud. Kasa offers unlimited cloud storage.
- Choose whether to record audio. Enable Record Audio if you want to also record sound during recording.
- Choose whether to receive notifications. Enable Person Detected / All Other Motion & Sound / Doorbell is Pressed if you want to be notified when person / all other motion and sound / doorbell press is detected. You can also select the time when you want to receive notifications. If you don't want to be bothered by frequent notifications, enable Automatically Limit Notifications.
- Set activity zones. Control what alerts you by creating multiple custom activity zones around areas that are important to you.
- Choose the resolution for videos. The highest quality looks better but requires faster internet connection and larger size for saving the videos.
- Choose when you want the night vision to be on. Night vision allows you to see clearly at night. You can choose Automatic to turn on night vision automatically in low light conditions and turn off in daylight.
- Turn on/off Doorbell Button LED. Turn on or off the button LED on the doorbell.
- Turn on/off Status LED. Turn on or off the status LED on the doorbell.
- Customize on-screen display information. Choose whether you want to display time stamp or logo on the Live View screen.
- Pair your chime. Tap Chime Pairing and pair your chime with the doorbell. Your doorbell can be paired with multiple chimes following the same steps. You can also find the instructions later in settings.
Authentication
FCC compliance information statement
Product Name: Kasa Smart Doorbell
Model Number: KD110
Component Name | Model |
Kasa Doorbell Chime | KD110C |
Responsible Party:
TP-Link USA Corporation
Address: 10 Mauchly, Irvine, CA 92618
Website: https://www.tp-link.com/us/
Tel: +1 626 333 0234
Fax: +1 909 527 6804
E-mail: sales.usa@tp-link.com
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/ TV technician for help.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause harmful interference.
- This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
Note: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unauthorized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
We, TP-Link USA Corporation, has determined that the equipment shown as above has been shown to comply with the applicable technical standards, FCC part 15. There is no unauthorized change is made in the equipment and the equipment is properly maintained and operated.
Issue Date: 2024-08-26
FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement
This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This device and its antenna must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.
"To comply with FCC RF exposure compliance requirements, this grant is applicable to only Mobile Configurations. The antennas used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20 cm from all persons and must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter."
Canadian Compliance Statement
This device contains licence-exempt transmitter(s)/receiver(s) that comply with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada's licence-exempt RSS(s). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:
- This device may not cause interference.
- This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.
L'émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d'Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. L'exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes :
- l'appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage;
- l'utilisateur de l'appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi, même si le brouillage est susceptible d'en compromettre le fonctionnement.
Radiation Exposure Statement:
This equipment complies with IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with minimum distance 20cm between the radiator & your body.
Déclaration d'exposition aux radiations:
Cet équipement est conforme aux limites d'exposition aux rayonnements IC établies pour un environnement non contrôlé. Cet équipement doit être installé et utilisé avec un minimum de 20 cm de distance entre la source de rayonnement et votre corps.
Industry Canada Statement
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
Korea Warning Statements:
당해 무선설비는 운용중 전파혼신 가능성이 있음.
NCC Notice & BSMI Notice:
注意!
取得審驗證明之低功率射頻器材,非經核准,公司、商號或使用者均不得擅自變更頻率、加大功率或變更原設計之特性及功能。
低功率射頻器材之使用不得影響飛航安全及干擾合法通信;經發現有干擾現象時,應立即停用,並改善至無干擾時方得繼續使用。
前述合法通信,指依電信管理法規定作業之無線電通信。
Safety Information
- Keep the device away from fire or hot environments. DO NOT immerse in water or any other liquid.
- Do not attempt to disassemble, repair, or modify the device. If you need service, please contact us.
- Do not use the device where wireless devices are not allowed.
- Cut off the power supply to the transformer before installation to avoid accidental short-circuit of transformer output leads.
- The product must be installed and used in accordance with the National Electric Code (NEC) or your local electrical code. If you are unfamiliar with these codes and requirements, or are uncomfortable performing the installation, consult a qualified electrician.
CAUTION: Double pole, neutral fusing. Disconnect mains before servicing.
Please read and follow the above safety information when operating the device. We cannot guarantee that no accidents or damage will occur due to improper use of the device. Please use this product with care and operate at your own risk.
Warnings
- Operating Temperature for Chime: 0°C-40 °C (32°F-104°F)
- Operating Temperature for Doorbell: -20°C-45 °C (-4°F-113°F)
Explanation of the symbols on the product label
Symbols may vary from products
Symbol | Explanation |
[Class II equipment symbol] | Class II equipment |
[Class II equipment with functional earthing symbol] | Class II equipment with functional earthing |
[Alternating current symbol] | Alternating current |
[DC voltage symbol] | DC voltage |
[Polarity of output terminals symbol] | Polarity of output terminals |
[Indoor use only symbol] | Indoor use only |
[Dangerous voltage symbol] | Dangerous voltage |
[Caution, risk of electric shock symbol] | Caution, risk of electric shock |
[Energy efficiency Marking symbol] | Energy efficiency Marking |
[Protective earth symbol] | Protective earth |
[Earth symbol] | Earth |
[Frame or chassis symbol] | Frame or chassis |
[Functional earthing symbol] | Functional earthing |
[Caution, hot surface symbol] | Caution, hot surface |
[Caution symbol] | Caution |
[Operator's manual symbol] | Operator's manual |
[Stand-by symbol] | Stand-by |
["ON"/"OFF" (push-push) symbol] | "ON"/"OFF" (push-push) |
[Fuse symbol] | Fuse |
[Fuse is used in neutral N symbol] | Fuse is used in neutral N |
[RECYCLING symbol] | RECYCLING This product bears the selective sorting symbol for Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This means that this product must be handled pursuant to European directive 2012/19/EU in order to be recycled or dismantled to minimize its impact on the environment. User has the choice to give his product to a competent recycling organization or to the retailer when he buys a new electrical or electronic equipment. |
[Caution, avoid listening at high volume levels for long periods symbol] | Caution, avoid listening at high volume levels for long periods |
[Disconnection, all power plugs symbol] | Disconnection, all power plugs |
m | Switch of mini-gap construction |
μ | Switch of micro-gap construction (for US version) |
ε | Switch of micro-gap / micro-disconnection construction (for other versions except US) |
Switch without contact gap (Semiconductor switching device) |