New TP-Link HS200 Authentication Error With Node Red

Third party integrations Node-RED
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I just installed a new TP-Link HS200, configured it to the wi-fi and added it to Home Assistant without a problem.

I want to use Node Red flow to control the switch but it doesn’t show up in entity field of the Node. I’ve noticed an error in the Node Red logs;

TCP 192.168.86.131:9999 Error: connect ECONNREFUSED 192.168.86.131:9999
    at TCPConnectWrap.afterConnect [as oncomplete] (node:net:1634:16) {
  errno: -111,
  code: 'ECONNREFUSED',
  syscall: 'connect',
  address: '192.168.86.131',
  port: 9999
}

Seems the new switch isn’t authenticating with Node Red.

I’ve restarted Node Red as well as Home assistant without success.

FYI: When adding the new switch, I was prompted to enter my TP-Link (Kasa) user account ID and P/W. I don’t recall doing that when the other 40 some odd devices were added some time ago.

What’s going on here? Why is there an Authentication error in Node Red?

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I’ve narrowed this error down to the Node-Red kasa node named node-red-contrib-tplink. The new device shows-up in all Home Assistant nodes.

With this knowledge, I’m going to consider this post resolved.