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Can’t connect to original SSID after factory reset
Hi. All of a sudden I couldn’t connect to my 2.4 or 5G Wi-Fi signals. I ruled out my ISP and modem - they were fine. The router’s SSID’s were visible but ultimately couldn’t connect to them. I did a f...
Yes. Multiple phones and computers.
Yerffejnuarb wrote:
Yes. Multiple phones and computers.
Have you tried simple alphanumeric strings for both the SSID and the pass-code? Make sure to use no spaces, punctuation, or special characters for either.
- I’m trying pretty hard to maintain my original SSID and passcode so that I don’t have to reconnect the several dozen misc things I had previously connected to it (smart home stuff, media players, cameras, etc). Worst case scenario I just use a different SSID that works just fine. Just mystifying me on why I can set it to what I had before I did the factory reset.
- But to answer your question, the SSID I’m trying to use is all alphabet letters. My passcode is all numbers. No punctuation or special characters in either one.
Yerffejnuarb wrote:
But to answer your question, the SSID I’m trying to use is all alphabet letters. My passcode is all numbers. No punctuation or special characters in either one.Could have been something changed in the firmware update. Minimum number of characters or etc. Occasionally the SSID and pass-code requirements on the router do not match up with the requirements on iOT devices or vice versa.
- My original SSID was 5 letter characters. I tried using another SSID also with 5 letter characters also and it worked, so I don’t think that is what’s going on…