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BUG : WIFI password length

dupineic
over 3 years ago

HI

i change my watch recently from 935 to 955.

GPS is WONDERFUL, battery is more than correct for me

the zoom of the map is buggy, but the annoying thing is the max length of the wifi password.

My house is protected by strong passphrase with 28 characters .. it's only possible to use 26 with garmin.

So i can't use wifi connexion  :(

  • +1 over 3 years ago

    My WiFi password is 63 characters long and I was able to connect my 955 to it. I think I used the Instant Keyboard when prompted by GCM this time around, which wasn't possible 6 months ago on my 945 LTE. Back then, I noted the following in a bug thread:

    "I noticed a couple of WiFi password issues that have probably been around for a long time:
    - When updating a password on the watch by using the Instant Keyboard in Garmin Connect Mobile for Android, there is a 24 character limit. The maximum key length is 63 characters for WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK (actually, 64 if using only hex digits).
    - When entering a password using the keyboard on the watch itself, it's not possible to input underscores (_). All ASCII characters should be available in order to account for all possible passwords.

    Workaround for WiFi networks with a key length exceeding 24 characters and containing unavailable ASCII characters:
    - In GCM, go to Garmin Devices > Forerunner 945 LTE > General > Wi-Fi > Add a Network, or select a previously added network and then Udate Password. When you're not using the Instand Keyboard triggered by the watch requesting input, there is no 24 character limit."

    Hope the alternative input method works for you as well!

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Convel

    i will try tonight at home

  • 0 over 3 years ago in reply to Convel

    it works !!

    thank you for the answer !