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Failure Connection (Honeywell WIFI Thermostat)
Dear netgear community Orbi system Honeywell thermostat wifi Keep getting error code wrong PWord Searching the internet I found a bunch of netgear forum post about 2.4g. How the device your ...
- I can’t edit my first post to add the solution. No special characters can be used (SSID)
So some interesting information
- yesterday thermostat would join iPhone hotspot named “iPhone”
- today thermostat would not join SSId with & symbol in it.
- removed & and the thermostat connects.
I found this information below on the internet.
Honeywell thermostat invalid wifi password
If you’re receiving invalid wi-fi password error when you try to connect to Wi-Fi, please confirm the following:
No special characters have been used in your WiFi network name (SSID) – reset and rename it if necessary.
I guess I will have to shut down the orbi system.
Then set my phone as the hotspot with the same pw and ssid.
See if it will connect to the hotspot , then turn hotspot off and turn orbi on
They that tonight
Then set my phone as the hotspot with the same pw and ssid.
See if it will connect to the hotspot , then turn hotspot off and turn orbi on
They that tonight
I can’t edit my first post to add the solution. No special characters can be used (SSID)
So some interesting information
- yesterday thermostat would join iPhone hotspot named “iPhone”
- today thermostat would not join SSId with & symbol in it.
- removed & and the thermostat connects.
I found this information below on the internet.
Honeywell thermostat invalid wifi password
If you’re receiving invalid wi-fi password error when you try to connect to Wi-Fi, please confirm the following:
No special characters have been used in your WiFi network name (SSID) – reset and rename it if necessary.
So some interesting information
- yesterday thermostat would join iPhone hotspot named “iPhone”
- today thermostat would not join SSId with & symbol in it.
- removed & and the thermostat connects.
I found this information below on the internet.
Honeywell thermostat invalid wifi password
If you’re receiving invalid wi-fi password error when you try to connect to Wi-Fi, please confirm the following:
No special characters have been used in your WiFi network name (SSID) – reset and rename it if necessary.
glad it was a simple fix! Thanks for getting back to us on what fixed it
