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 ===TP-Link/Kasa Device:===
-{{:supported_hardware:tplink-devicesettings.png?400 |}}All single end point devices like Smart Outlets and Smart Bulbs will create a single XTension Unit of type “Kasa Device”. Depending on the capabilities discovered when the unit is created it will be properly setup as dimmable or non-dimmable, as well as having it’s color and color temperature capabilities turned on or off automatically.
-Dimmable TP-Link/Kasa devices do not appear to have any support for the “rate” parameter. There is no way to control how rapidly they dim or brighten or change color. If you wish you can use the scripted [[tutorials:slow_fade|Slow Fade]] example to emulate such a function for dimming. Color changes are not so easily adjusted that way.
+{{:supported_hardware:tplink-devicesettings.png?550 |}}All single end point devices like Smart Outlets and Smart Bulbs will create a single XTension Unit of type “Kasa Device”. Depending on the capabilities discovered when the unit is created it will be properly setup as dimmable or non-dimmable, as well as having it’s color and color temperature capabilities turned on or off automatically.
 **Device Polling:**
 If you wish you can override the Default Polling Interval you set in the Plugin Settings window above. If you have polling turned off globally you can still enable it for individual Devices by setting a value here. Enter 0 to disable polling for this Device, leave blank to use the global default setting or set to any value greater than 5 seconds. The faster you poll a device the faster the XTension database will conform to the current settings of the device. When controlling a Device from XTension the database will always be correct, if you control the Device from another control point like the mobile app those changes must be polled to be found. If you never control the Device from anywhere but XTension you can turn polling off.
+**Send Power Recovery Preset Level:**
+Some especially older Bulbs have a problem with turning on remotely to a different level or color than they were at when they were turned off. They will immediately start ramping to the last in use level before then changing to the new level you are sending them. This can be a problem if you are using the bulb somewhere you don’t want a flash of bright light when you turn on the light. Checking this box will have XTension send the brightness level you set immediately before turning it off. A low value like the default of 1% will avoid the Nova effect but it also makes it impossible to turn the lamp on by physically turning the bulb off and back on again, as it will only return to the 1% level. So for bulbs that do not nova you can turn this off.
+You can also leave this on and then whenever XTension turns the bulb off it will send whatever value is there, This makes it possible to set the power on level whenever you turn off the bulb. This value is ONLY sent if XTension turns off the light, and the light is powered on and available at the time. It cannot change the level if the bulb is offline.
+This is sent to the bulb anytime an Off is sent. The bulb does not have to be On to get this command, though you may see a momentary flicker of light from it as it starts to ramp up to the preset level before receiving it’s off command again.
+You can change this value programmatically by using the setPowerRecoveryPreset command. See the section below on scripting commands for more info on using that.
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