ezOutlet5 - Internet Enabled IP & Wi-Fi Remote Power Switch with Automatic Reboot - iOS | Android | Cloud | Web Controllable - Single AC Power Outlet - Model EZ-72b

The top critical review for this device is nonsense. You absolutely CAN do a remote reset with this device. That is its' purpose and it does this wellOver the years I have purchased FIVE of these devices. I've seen improvement in each version. The EZ-72b is the best version yet. It literally took less than 5 minutes to get this device configured and working in the app. You just plug into the same network of the device you're using, then SCAN, and it adds this device to the app. Very easy.The device is very configurable. You can set device name, various time parameters, and how it pings. I would recommend disabling SHUTDOWN. Should you accidentally shutdown the device remotely you must physically return to the device to turn it back on because this kills your internet. However, the RESET function works perfectly to power down/power Up your modem/router.I have Comcast and if the internet goes down, you must do a power reset on the modem to restore internet service. This device performs this task flawlessly. It is the perfect solution, especially when away from home.I give this device my unconditional endorsement. It's a great device!!

Straight forward REST API support, able to disable communication methods not desired, such as the cloud access, no cloud account required.

It's smaller than I expected, but it's enough to run the wall warts for my modem and router. It's fairly easy to use and has wifi AND eternity support at the same time so I can monitor both the router and the modem and reset them either both or independently. It is only meant for smaller loads, it will take wall warts but nothing with a 3nprong plug that draws a lot of current. The wires are too small to carry much current. It's perfect for low power devices. It's not going to switch on and off fans or anything like that. It's easy to use either through the app or the built in web server. It's well built and looks like it will last.The only thing that isn't mentioned in the description is that if you want notifications or logs, you have to pay $60 a year for it. Way too much for something like this. I can make do with the free version but the description infers that the full cloud service is free. They don't mention the upsell after you install the app.

I initially had this device connected to 2 separate devices that kept locking up on me while I was away. I had a lockup the other day and was able to reboot the device remotely and the system came back online. However if you connect this to internet equipment then as soon as you cut the power, you lose complete control of this system. You would need 2 sepetste internet connections if that’s the case. However it does shut the power off correctly.

BE CAREFUL!! The process to set up the switch was NOT easy. In the process of scanning two QR codes, I got a screen that said 'enter your card info. your card will not be charged for activation'. After the info was entered, I got anothern screen that said 'your card was declined'. Say what?? "Put in info for another card." Did that. But again, screen said 'card was declined'. I glanced at top of screen and it showed something like 'en.sports.---'. WITHIN 90 MINUTES AN UNAUTHORISED CHARGE APPEARED ON CARD NUMBER 1!! The 'registration process' for this device is a giant scam!! You have been warned.

Just received my unit. Was surprised to learn that a log (presumably of restarts, etc.) and notifications (email or text) are only available if you purchase a $60 subscription. That was not mentioned anywhere in the description and that is the reason for 3 starts instead of 5. Using the iPhone App, I was able to setup and test a scheduled restart and a wifi ping restart. Testing the scheduled restart was just a matter of waiting until the restart time and verifing it worked (it did). I pulled the plug on the unit and verified my settings were restored. On my unit, the default ping-fail action was OFF -- that's NOT WHAT YOU WANT -- you want it Restart. I lengthened the ping timeout to several minutes (incase the ISP burps) and I set the restart delay to 30 seconds to give everything time to shutdown before power comes back up. My ASUS wifi router has a "WiFi off" button which allowed me to easily test the ping restart. The UI took some time to understand (don't forget to hit Save after all changes!); particularly getting the Time page setup (set the control to check the time every hour or so).Net: the device seems to work fine. I'm very disappointed they didn't tell us having a log (so you know if/how many restarts there have been) and getting notices costs $5 per month but I'll probably sign up.NOTE: if you go to the vendor's page, you'll see several other interesting devices.