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Nov 09, 2024Hisense TV will not connect to ORBI
Hello I have an RBR50 ORBI router. Whenever I try to connect my hisense TV via WIFI to it, I get "Password incorrect" error. The password I am using is correct, I can assure you. Every other devi...
CrimpOn
Nov 09, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Does this TV display the actual characters of the password, or just **** ?
Just personally, I find entering things on screen keyboards really frustrating and often make mistakes and have to find the backspace to remove them, etc. etc.
Perhaps a test would be to enable the Guest WiFi network with a very simple password and see if the TV will connect to it?
- Retired_MemberNov 09, 2024Thanks for the reply. It shows the password I am typing. Definitely the correct password. If I connect the tv to my tp link access point which has the same password the tv connects. Just the Orbi it gives me this error
- plemansNov 09, 2024Guru - Experienced User
some of the older devices struggled with special characters/spaces (IoT devices/TVs, etc.). Try enabling the guest network on your orbi and setting it up with a simple password without any special characters/spaces in the ssid or password and see if it'll work.