This ended up being a 5 hour + assembly. There is not enough glue that comes with it and some of the bolts were stripped, so they did not fit properly. I was so far into the assembly and not wanting to do it over, though so I just settled and it is now a bit wobbly. There would be no need for harnesses attached to the back to connect this to a wall if all the pieces were properly manufactured and all the hardware was good.