HS 200 Tp link not connecting to Homebridge

[jayhabs]

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Hello I am running the current version of Homebrige with Node.js Version | v16.13.2 -NPM version v8.1.2.

I am trying to install the Kasa TP-link HS 200 switch.  The plugin is not recognizing the switch.  Could someone provide a step by step guide to the device discovery section in the plugin or any other suggestions on how to gain access to this switch in HomeKit 

Thanks everyone

[EricSabe]

Is Homebridge sitting on the same network as the TP-Link device? Does that network permit broadcast traffic? Kasa uses broadcast to discover devices. Alternatively, you can use the Manual Discovery section in the plug-in's config to specific the IP addresses of your Kasa devices.

[jayhabs]

Yes they are the same network, where do you find the specific IP address, is it on the network router settings, thanks

[EricSabe]

On whatever is assigning IP addresses (that could be your router), it will typically be found in a view that includes DHCP Leases. If Manual Discovery is your fix, you'll want to create a DHCP Reservation for each TP-Link device to prevent the IP address from changing.