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Orbi RBR50 2.1.1.12 Wifi Password issue
I am in access point mode and I updated to the latest firmware (2.1.1.12) ealier in the week and everything seemed fine, then all of a sudden last night none of my devices would connect to the wifi s...
Same issue here... $ character is giving me the problem...
And my Firmware version is V2.1.1.16
This sound very similar to issue discussed here:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/BUG-2-6-1-16-SSID-Name-Character-Limit-Change/td-p/1475811
Yesterday I was under the impression the issue had to do with SSID and password length in firmware 2.1.1.16, however this makes me think it has to do with the use of "$" in the SSID name. For me, everything from the "$" on is being truncated.
In summary, there appears to be an issue with the wireless SSID Name and Password fields.
To be clear, my SSID does not contain any special characters. The name appears normally.
The password is the problem. It winds up truncated after the first character, which is "$".
The router WiFi functions unless or until the device is rebooted, at which point the WiFi is shut off entirely until I reenter the password. Pairing with satellites is also seriously impaired -- after several hours of effort last night I managed to connect only one of my two satellites.
Based on what I'm experiencing, I'm led to beleive this issue isn't just limited to the password field, it will also truncate the SSID field, if a $ is used.