Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch

Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch

Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch
Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch
2025-11-20 20:31:14
Model: Kasa HS200  
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I have followed the instructions for setup.  The indicator light is flashing Green/Orange.  I select add Add A Device, Smart Switch, WiFi.  I confirm that it is wired in and the light is flashing.   

 

It almost immediately comes up with the switch identified.  I press connect.  It says "Connection Successful", then stays on the the screen saying Connnecting to Smart Switch.  Eventually, it comes back with Unable to Connect to Your Smart Switch Wi-Fi.  I don't have a VPN.  I am on the same Wi-Fi network (although it never identified the network on the app). I have reset countless times and it always acts the same.

 

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Re:Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch
2025-11-22 17:04:27

  @TonyL_AZ 

I am having exactly the same problem.  Device tries to connect; briefly says connection successful, but then it twiddles its bits and comes back saying connection unsuccessful.

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Re:Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch
2025-11-26 21:39:42
I finally figured out how to work around this. On your phone, connect the wifi to the TPLink switch directly (it should come up in discovery). Once it connects, it will ask which network to connect to (and ask for password, etc.). After that, it worked. The instructions did not read that way, but following the FAQs clued me in.
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Re:Setup issue with WiFi Connection to Smart Switch
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  @TonyL_AZ 

I did that too and everything says connected, yet when I turn on from phone, there's a clock at the switch and then the switch turns Orange. I can't even turn on my l8ghts manually.  Everything is wired correctly. 

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