HomePod is

Check the access point to make that it is

 

connected wirelessly

working properly. Check to see if you have

 

to the network and it

basic TCP/IP settings setup correctly, such as

 

does not see any

IP, subnet mask, gateway IP, SSID, WEP

 

audio servers.

keys.

 

(Continued…)

 

 

Move your HomePod closer to your access

 

 

 

 

point to see if range could be an issue.

 

 

 

 

 

Check to see if your access point is set to

 

 

broadcast the SSID. Enable it if it is not. The

 

 

HomePod needs the access point to

 

 

broadcast the SSID in order to connect to it.

 

 

 

 

 

If your access point has WEP turned on,

 

 

turned it off first to make sure HomePod can

 

 

connect without WEP.

 

 

 

 

 

Turn off HomePod. Connect the HomePod to

 

 

the router by a wired Ethernet cable, and then

 

 

turn on the HomePod again. When HomePod

 

 

reaches the main screen, go to Network

 

 

Settings and locate its IP Address. Once the IP

 

 

is known (say 192.168.1.3), open a browser

 

 

on any computer on the network and log into

 

 

HomePod, e.g. type http://192.168.1.3/ in the

 

 

browser. Once you are at the configuration

 

 

screen, go to the Wireless Settings tab and

 

 

look for the SSID field. Change the SSID from

 

 

the default value of “ANY” to the exact name

 

 

of your access point (you can get the SSID of

 

 

your access point by logging into your access

 

 

point). Click Save and then disconnect the

 

 

Ethernet cable and reboot HomePod. In a

 

 

multi-access point environment, setting the

 

 

SSID to match your access point will help

 

 

HomePod connect to it much more easily.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the PC/Mac that has audio server

 

 

installed is on the same subnet as the

 

 

HomePod. E.g. 192.168.1.xxx.

 

 

 

 

 

Make sure the audio server is running. If it is

 

 

not, start it. If it is, stop and restart it.

 

 

 

 

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