How to connect Harman Kardon Adapt using WPS

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How to connect Harman Kardon Adapt using WPS

I have a Harman Kardon Adapt - whole-home wireless audio device that acts as a bridge to an existing home stereo - kinda like a Sonos Bridge. It connect so a wi-fi network using WPS. When I push the WPS button on the Adapt, then use Apple Airport Utility 6.3.6 to add a WPS Printer, it gives me an 'error connecting Adapt' and then shows me MAC address of the Adapt. I can't ever get it to connect. Any help?

MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014), OS X El Capitan (10.11.2)

Posted on Dec 27, 2015 5:33 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 22, 2017 5:43 AM in response to addict3

Hi, are you still using the adapt? I would like to use mine with my airport and airplay. Any advice or tips is much appreciated!

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Bob Timmons

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Jan 4, 2016 7:56 PM in response to addict3

Make sure that the name of the wireless network on your AirPort router is......

Short.....no more than 20 characters total

Simple.....use only normal letters and numbers....and no special characters like an apostrophe, asterisk, dollar sign, etc

Compact....no blank spaces in the name

So, a wireless network name like........

addict3's red apple wireless network

Is not going to have much chance of allowing the HK device to connect

Try something ike

addict3wireless

Make sure that you have assigned a separate name to the 5 GHz network......but use the 2.4 GHz network for HK device. If it connects to the 2.4 GHz network, then you can try the 5 GHz network to see if it can connect to that higher frequency signal.

If still no luck, try connecting the HK device manually......not using WPS

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addict3 Author

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Jan 3, 2016 8:19 AM in response to Bob Timmons

Great advice, thank you. I have all these things in place already. Yesterday I tried the process over again and got one of my two HK Adapt devices to connect. The 2nd still fails, but this gives me hope that it's just a timing/protocol/handshake type issue. I'll keep trying. Thank you!

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Bob Timmons

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Jan 3, 2016 11:20 AM in response to addict3

If you have not already done so, power off the HK device that is now working when you are setting up the the other HK device to connect to the network.

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addict3 Author

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Jan 4, 2016 7:57 PM in response to addict3

I finally found success via HK support. They key seemed to be powering off the Adapt, closing Airport Utility, then starting Airport Utility, initiating the WPS connection, then powering on the HK Adapt and pushing the WPS button on it for less than 2 seconds.

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Answer 6

Bob Timmons

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Jan 4, 2016 7:59 PM in response to addict3

Nice work!

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