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Expand Up @@ -58,6 +58,13 @@ As with all other commands, you can also pass ``--help`` to both ``join`` and ``
However, note that communications with devices provisioned using this method will stop working
when connected to the cloud.

.. warning::

At least some devices (e.g., Tapo lights L530 and L900) are known to have a watchdog that reboots them every 10 minutes if they are unable to connect to the cloud.
Although the communications are done locally, this will make these devices unavailable for a minute every time the device restarts.
This does not affect other devices to our current knowledge, but you have been warned.



``kasa --help``
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