From a20787e16554ce826f7c22fb7c896035c02d6c25 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrew Berry Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2021 14:32:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add a TROUBLESHOOTING doc with WiFi password notes --- TROUBLESHOOTING.md | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+) create mode 100644 TROUBLESHOOTING.md diff --git a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a08ddb87 --- /dev/null +++ b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +Troubleshooting +=============== + +WiFi Connectivity +----------------- + +- Some devices ship with firmware that cannot connect to WiFi with non-alphnumeric passwords. To work around this, change your WiFi password to one with just letters and numbers, or create a separate guest network with a simpler password. Once the firmware is updated, the device should be able to connect with a normal secure password. From b921043412ee50b52e6dcf33ec4c259f12b7b455 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Felipe Martins Diel <41558831+felipediel@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2021 21:36:55 -0300 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update TROUBLESHOOTING.md --- TROUBLESHOOTING.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md index a08ddb87..a20765b2 100644 --- a/TROUBLESHOOTING.md +++ b/TROUBLESHOOTING.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ -Troubleshooting -=============== +# Troubleshooting -WiFi Connectivity ------------------ +## Firmware issues -- Some devices ship with firmware that cannot connect to WiFi with non-alphnumeric passwords. To work around this, change your WiFi password to one with just letters and numbers, or create a separate guest network with a simpler password. Once the firmware is updated, the device should be able to connect with a normal secure password. +### AP setup fails with non-alphanumeric passwords + +Some devices ship with firmware that cannot connect to WLANs with non-alphanumeric passwords. To fix this, update the firmware to the latest version. You can also change the password to one with just letters and numbers or create a separate guest network with a simpler password. + +_First seen on Broadlink RM4 pro 0x6026. Already fixed in firmware v52079._