TP-Link Tapo · Video doorbell · Battery
Tapo D205
No subscription needed. Local storage: Yes (microSD). RTSP: No. Home Assistant: Unverified.
Last checked 1 Nov 2026 · 1 open points · 6 sources
1Where video goes
- Local storage
- Yes microSD
The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
- Tapo Camera ONVIF and RTSP Common Questions Answered (updated 2026-09-29) TP-Link · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- Maker's cloud
- Optional
The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
- Tapo Care TP-Link Tapo UK store · accessed 1 Nov 2026
2What the subscription locks
- Plan for recordings
- No subscription needed
The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
- Tapo Care TP-Link Tapo UK store · accessed 1 Nov 2026
| Feature | Without a plan | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Watch recordings | WorksRecordings stay on the microSD card. | The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name. Recordings stay on the microSD card.
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| Cloud backup | Plan only | The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
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| Plan | Month | Year | Cameras | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tapo Care Premium | €3.99 | €39.99 | 1 | Nobody has checked this yet. The value is not a claim. From a Tapo store article of April 2024; TP-Link says the current price is shown in the app. Not re-checked. |
Tapo Care is optional. Tapo says Tapo Care, SD-card recording and NVR/RTSP recording cannot all run at once: only two of the three.
3RTSP, ONVIF, Home Assistant, Frigate
- RTSP
- No
The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
Battery model, not on Tapo's list of battery models with RTSP (D235, D225, TD25 when hard-wired).
- Tapo Camera ONVIF and RTSP Common Questions Answered (updated 2026-09-29) TP-Link · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- ONVIF
- No
The maker states it for the brand or product line, not for this model by name.
- Tapo Camera ONVIF and RTSP Common Questions Answered (updated 2026-09-29) TP-Link · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- Home Assistant
- UnverifiedTP-Link Smart Home
Nobody has checked this yet. The value is not a claim.
Not on the TP-Link integration's tested list.
- Home Assistant login
- Maker's cloud account
- Frigate
- Noderived from RTSP, not tested per model
4Privacy and security timeline
Events for the TP-Link Tapo brand. Highlighted entries name this model.
- 18 Dec 2025 Research Firmware analysis of the C200: one hard-coded HTTPS private key shared by all devices (local man-in-the-middle possible) and an unauthenticated ONVIF SOAP remote code execution.
From user reports (forum, issue tracker), not confirmed by the maker.
- TP-Link Tapo C200: hardcoded keys, buffer overflows and privacy evilsocket · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- 25 Jul 2025 Research Researcher publishes how to get root on the Tapo C200 (hardware revision 5).
From user reports (forum, issue tracker), not confirmed by the maker.
- Rooting the Tapo C200 Quentin Kaiser · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- 2025 Vulnerability TP-Link advisory: CVE-2025-8065 (C200, C520WS), CVE-2025-14299 and CVE-2025-14300 (C100, C425, C200). C200 v3 needs firmware 1.4.5 Build 251104 or later.
An official source states it for this exact model.
- TP-Link security advisories (Tapo cameras) TP-Link · accessed 1 Nov 2026
- 2025 Research Traffic analysis (IoTFuzzSentry) finds that the HTTP digest authentication of Tapo cameras can be forged; the authors did not build a full exploit.
From a press report, not confirmed by the maker.
- IoTFuzzSentry (arXiv 2509.09158) arXiv · accessed 1 Nov 2026
Our own tests (unplug the network, log outbound connections) are not done yet.
5Merchant SKUs per market
| Market | Merchant | ASIN | GTIN | Cameras |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Amazon | B0FHXVX9W9 | not recorded yet | 1 |
| UK | Amazon | B0FJMS2GN4 | not recorded yet | 1 |