How to edit Home and Away Mode for Tapo/Kasa Cameras and Doorbells on the Tapo app

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Tapo C210P2 , Tapo C200C , Tapo C575D , Tapo D230S1 , TC43 , TC42 , Tapo D260 Pro , TC41 , Tapo C710 , TC40 , Tapo C610 KIT , Tapo C310 , Tapo C530WS , TCA41 , Tapo D130 , KC411S , TC47 , TC46 , KC200 , Tapo C1086B , Tapo C206 , Tapo C6165D , Tapo C207 , Tapo C630 KIT , Tapo C201 , Tapo C840 , Tapo C202 , Tapo C720 , Tapo C560WS , TDB21 , Tapo C200 , KC300S3 , KC300S2 , TC34 , Tapo D315 KIT , TC82 KIT , TCW61 , TC90 KIT , TC40GW , Tapo C410 , TC65 , Tapo C411 , TC70P2 , Tapo C320WS , Tapo D100 , TC60 , Tapo C411 KIT , Tapo C402 KIT , Tapo C260 , TCB82 , Tapo D230 , KC310S2 , TC68 , KC310S3 , KD110 , KC300 , Tapo C200P2 , Tapo C425 , Tapo C525WB , TC92 KIT , Tapo D235 , TC55 , TC53 , Tapo C400 KIT , Tapo C2085 , Tapo C615G KIT , Tapo C420 , Tapo C510W , TCB72 , Tapo C4086B , KC310 , Tapo C668B KIT , KC410S , Tapo C460 KIT , Tapo C620 KIT , TC80 , Tapo C325WB , TD21 , Tapo C113 , TD20 , Tapo C236 , TC85 , Tapo C1085 , Tapo D205 , Tapo C230 , Tapo C110 , Tapo C111 , TC82 , Tapo C232 , KC105P2 , TD25 , Tapo C645D KIT , Tapo C310P2 , TD23 , TCW34 , KC120 , Tapo C51A , TCW30 , KC125 , KC400 , KC401 , Tapo C420S1 , Tapo C566WB , Tapo C245D , Tapo C420S2 , Tapo C403 , Tapo C420S4 , Tapo C400 , Tapo C125 , TC50 KIT , Tapo C665G KIT , Tapo C401 , Tapo C402 , TC74 , Tapo C120 , TC73 , Tapo C675D KIT , TC72 , Tapo C121 , Tapo D210 , Tapo C660 KIT , TC71 , TC70 , Tapo C110P4 , Tapo C250 , TCA72 , Tapo C110P2 , Tapo C52A , KC411 , Tapo C246D , Tapo C545D , Tapo C625F KIT , Tapo C216 , Tapo C403 KIT , Tapo C217 , Tapo C212 , KC420WS , TC93D KIT , Tapo H900 , Tapo D660 , TC72P2 , Tapo C210 , Tapo C520WS , Tapo C211 , TC90G KIT , Tapo C460 , EC70 , EC71 , Tapo C501GW , KC100 , TC80 KIT , Tapo C410 KIT , KC105 , Tapo C21A , Tapo C615F KIT , Tapo C400S1 , Tapo C401 KIT , Tapo C400S2 , Tapo C865 , Tapo C465 , Tapo C103 , Tapo C225 , Tapo C500 , Tapo C104 , TC85 KIT , Tapo C220 , Tapo C100 , Tapo C860 , Tapo C101 , Tapo C222 , KC110 , EC60 , KC115 , Tapo C425 KIT

Recent updates may have expanded access to feature(s) discussed in this FAQ. Visit your product's support page, select the correct hardware version for your device, and check either the Datasheet or the firmware section for the latest improvements added to your product. Please note that product availability varies by region, and certain models may not be available in your region.

Introduction

The Home mode and Away mode are two different sets of Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings for Tapo/Kasa cameras and doorbells. You can tap the button on the Tapo app > Cameras tab to quickly apply the preset settings to your cameras and doorbells when you are home or away.

Important Notes:

The Home/Away mode settings will overwrite the current camera/doorbell detection, alarm and notifications settings.
Different camera and doorbell models may have different Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings in Home/Away mode, refer to the app display for accurate information.
The Home mode and Away mode settings won’t sync if you use different phones to log in to the Tapo app.

Requirement

Download the Tapo app by visiting the Google Play Store, App Store, or by scanning the QR code.

Scan QR code to download Tapo app.

Configuration

Here we take the Home Mode as an example.

Step 1. Go to Tapo app > Cameras page. Tap the Home Mode or Away Mode card to activate the corresponding mode, which will overwrite the current settings of all devices added into the mode.

To edit the Home/Away mode settings, click the three-dot button.

Home Mode and Away Mode card in Tapo app Cameras page.

Step 2. Click Add Devices to add more cameras or doorbells into Home Mode.

To remove a device, tap the Edit icon in the upper‑right corner, select the minus icon next to the device, and then tap Done.

Tap Add Devices to add more devices in Home Mode. Tap the minus icon and remove the device from Home Mode.

Step 3. Select the device you want to edit the mode settings. Here we take Tapo C200 as an example, and you can change the Privacy mode, Detection, Alarm, and Notification settings of the camera.

Tap the device card to edit its mode settings. Edit the privacy mode, detection, alarm, and notification settings for your device.

Take the Detection feature as an example, you can adjust Detection Zones and enable the specific Detection Types you need here.

Edit detection zones and detection types in Detection page.

Step 4. Tap the Back icon in the upper‑left corner of the device page when you finish editing the mode settings. If you want to adjust Home Mode settings for other devices, simply select the device you wish to modify.

Go back to Home mode settings page after editing the settings for one device.

Step 5. After completely presetting the Home or Away Mode settings for all your cameras and doorbells, you can tap the Home mode or Away mode card to change your devices’ settings quickly.

Get to know more details of each function and configuration, please go to Download Center to download the manual of your product.

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How to edit Home and Away Mode for Tapo/Kasa Cameras and Doorbells on the Tapo app

Introduction

Requirement

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