Can't connect to Wifi on AR300M16 from Android

Gimli · 2018-08-15T07:51:25.206Z

Hi

I have set up my router with OpenVPN, and from my Win10 laptop I can connect to its Wifi just fine.

But I have tried two Android phones and a tablet, and they all refuse to connect to the Wifi with an “authentication error” after several attempts.

I have updated to router to firmware 2.27

Any thoughts?

glitch · 2018-08-15T15:20:41.142Z

Try without encryption and see if that works.

Gimli · 2018-08-17T13:25:43.375Z

I’m not sure what encryption you are talking about.

glitch · 2018-08-17T17:44:33.484Z

Wireless encryption - what else?

alzhao · 2018-08-21T00:05:40.613Z

You can change the WiFi encryption in WiFi set up page

WPA
WPA2
WPA-mixed

Gimli · 2018-08-21T07:33:57.855Z

Thanks, I did take a look at that, and no encryption at all isn’t one of the options. In any case, I don’t really see that as a sensible way to connect.

I did have a random connection successes when trying different wireless standards, so 11n instead of mixed n and g.

alzhao · 2018-08-21T08:28:38.325Z

docs.gl-inet.com

Wi-Fi Settings (AP) - GL.iNet Docs

Documentation for GL.iNet Productions

Did you do according to the docs? It has option to choose encryption.

Gimli · 2018-08-21T09:03:20.407Z

As I said, I don’t really want to go down that road.

Do you have any reason to assume that I would have better luck in connecting without encryption?

Johnex · 2018-08-21T10:07:41.056Z

@Gimli do what @alzhao told you. Newer phones can refuse to connect if the wifi security is too low, or if you have changed the setting in the phone also. Change to WPA2.