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Replaced WNDR3700 router w/ AX1800, kept SSD & encryption but saved WiFI pwds on devices don't work
Hi, We replaced our faithful old WNDR3700 with a new AX1800. I kept the same SSID and WiFi password, and made sure the new router specified the same encryption as the old one (WPA2-Personal [AES] / ...
I've had my same ssid through wireless N, AC, and now AX. Never had an issue with them not connecting when I swapped to a newer device.
You might make sure there isn't any spaces or special characters in the ssid/password.
Thx for the reply. The SSID must match because I only had to enter the password. And the password contains only lower case letters plus numbers. 15 chars total.
Before the AX1800, I temporarily tried a borrowed AC1750 to try and I did not have to re-enter passwords with that.
So I wonder what is different with the AX1800. Maybe a firmware bug or some quirk?