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tghien's avatar
tghien
Follower
Jan 31, 2021

got a message WIFI WEAK SECURITY WPA/WPA2 IS OT CONSIDERED SECU MY IPHONE S/W IS 14.4

How to fix that?

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  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Jan 31, 2021

    > got a message WIFI WEAK SECURITY WPA/WPA2 IS OT CONSIDERED SECU MY
    > IPHONE S/W IS 14.4

     

       Swell.  Now, what's your router (or wireless access point, or
    extender, or repeater, or whatever you have)?

     

       Look for "Model" on the product label.  Visit
    http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number, and look
    for Documentation.  Get the User Manual (at least).  Read.  Look for a
    topic like "Specify Basic WiFi Settings".  Select a security option like
    "WPA2-PSK [AES]", rather than any with plain "WPA" in it?

     

       Further reading might not hurt, either.

    • Polopony's avatar
      Polopony
      Initiate
      Mar 15, 2021
      Had same issue, found that the extender was broadcasting WPA/WPA2. The phone was reading weak security. I fixed the problem by changing the extended to "WPA2-PSK [AES]" only. To do this I had to download the app called netgear nighthawk from iPhone sapp store. I then was able to get into the repeater and change the security protocol as noted above. Hope this helps...