NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
The dreaded Samsung Galaxy WIFI authentication error with ORBI
Ok for as long as I had my ORBI's (RBK53 - 1 Router 2 sats) (3- years+ now) and as long as I had Samsung Galaxy cell phones (S6, S7, S8, Note9) the Samsung Galaxy cell phones will randomly get the W...
I have the same issue on my Galaxy A71, and I am using an Ubiquiti Unifi network, consisting of a UDM and a UAP IW-HD.
I find turning off and, on the Wi-Fi, usually fixes this. It's nothing to do with DHCP leases or the network configuration as when this issue occurs I can easily connect to another WLAN I have set up with identical radio and authentication settings to my main home network, it's just on a different VLAN.
Try this bandaid... I dont notice the pain anymore of my cellphone with stuck "needs authentication" wifi
What I have found that helped to reduce the pain is: install "Wifi Automatic" by j4elin from the Google Play store.
In the App settings I used:
Turn Wifi on...
- When the device is unlocked
Turn Wifi off when...
- Screen is off (for at least 10 mins)
Also in you phone Wifi settings... the 3 dots - where you can go into your wifi advanced settings:
"Switch to mobile data" - On
"Turn on WI-Fi automatically" - On
It takes away some of the stuck "needs authentication" Wifi issues... where you get no data flowing to your phone until you reset your wifi