My R6900 will not work wireless with an old Compaq Presario but works wireless with my Sony Viao and apple products. Can rhe R6900 be configured to work with older laptops? Everything worked well with my old Belkin router.

Jimd47 wrote: "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES yes

Nighthawk R6900 won't work with older laptop

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Sep 25, 2016
Is the R9000 broadcasting in all bands? New kit will connect at 5GHz, old stuff will probably be 2.4GHz

Can the old Compaq Presario see any wifi?

You'll have to tell people a bit more about what is going on if you want informed responses.
- Jimd47
  Aspirant
  Sep 25, 2016
  Yes, I had it working wireless on a Belkin54G N router before it went south. The laptop see the wireless network but when I try to connect it says it connects there is a red "?" On the wireless connection. If I connect to the router via cat5 I can connect and get online so the issue is with only the wireless. If I try to repair the connection I get "Windows is unable to find a certificate to log you onto the network". I do not have a certificate on any other units and only use a password on the router.
  - Retired_Member
    Sep 25, 2016
    re-read post 3
    
    use the circled in red security
- Jimd47
  Aspirant
  Sep 25, 2016
  Thanks for the comeback.
Retired_Member
Sep 25, 2016
older devices cannot use WPA2
- michaelkenward
  Guru - Experienced User
  Sep 25, 2016
  If you can, set up a guest user with no security? But that brings its own problems.
- Jimd47
  Aspirant
  Sep 25, 2016
  The router is set to "WPA2-PSK [AES]". Should it work on "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES]" or "WPA/WPA2 Enterprise"? The mode is set to "Up to 600 MPS". Thanks for the come back.
  - Retired_Member
    Sep 25, 2016
    Jimd47 wrote:
    
    "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2- PSK [AES
    
    yes

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Nighthawk R6900 won't work with older laptop