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RBR20 Orbi guest network doesn't allow special characters?
I'm on firmware V2.7.4.24. I'm using WPA2-PSK security for the wireless network and have been using a password with special characters since I first set it up. I just tried to enable the guest netwo...
Can the problem be with the name of the guest network (the Guest SSID)?
I don't think so. The error message clearly refers to the format of the password.
The only thing I think I can get here is for someone to confirm or refute my experience. Do you use a complex password on a guest network?
The only thing I think I can get here is for someone to confirm or refute my experience. Do you use a complex password on a guest network?
I have used a password with space and "?" and a password with hyphen and "?".
Will be happy to type your exact password into my Guest WiFi password field.
(I know we tell people, do not share personal information on the forum. But, c'mon. What am I going to do? Drive around America (Europe?) entering this string into every WiFi network that I come across???... and hope that you did not change even a single character???)
It's a hyphenated personal name so I'd rather not post it publicly.
Try "Ingrid Nancy Foster-Smith"
SomebodyInGNV wrote:
Try "Ingrid Nancy Foster-Smith"
Great suggestion. It seems to be more than one space character. I can have one space between any of the words, but two spaces brings up the error box. Space is clearly an ASCII character (technically a "printable" character!).
(I am fortunate to have a spare RBR50 router, which I purchased a couple of years ago as a spare. I have a suspicion that changing almost anything about the WiFi configuration causes the router to restart the WiFi stack and may make devices lose internet temporarily. I can do anything I want to the test router without fear of repercussions.)
I believe you are correct. There is a bug, and they'll never spend the money to fix it.
