What does Authentication error occurred when I try to connect my S5 to my home network?

[AC Question]

what does ( Authentication error occurred ) when I try to connect my S5 to my home network.

I have had it connected with no broblems for a week as I have a new router and all my other devices work of this router through wifi. Now my S5 wont connect have Put the PW in as it asked for and is the one on the back of the router and have made sure it is correct but still no go. I have rebooted the router in hope this would work but no go either, any ideas?

 

[belodion]

Check B. Diddy's wifi guide, which may help:
http://forums.androidcentral.com/am...roubleshooting-wi-fi-connection-problems.html

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[Rukbat]

Re: what does ( Authentication error occurred ) when I try to connect my S5 to my home network.

The password on the back of the router is probably the password to connect to the router, not the one to connect to the internet. Connect to it with another device, go to the wifi page and look for the wifi password. They're usually different.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: what does ( Authentication error occurred ) when I try to connect my S5 to my home network.

Who set up your home network? Ask that person what the wi-fi password is. As Rukbat said, the password on the bottom of the router is the default password for logging into the router's settings, not for logging into your wi-fi network.

 

[DLK1]

Re: what does ( Authentication error occurred ) when I try to connect my S5 to my home network.

The password on the bottom maybe for the logging into the router for configuring the route. However, I have seen that new routers are coming out with the SSDI and Network Access password already configured and they to are listed on the bottom as well. One thing to make sure is that your S5 is looking at your routers SSID and not your neighbors. They like to use the Router make as the SSID's as Netgear will be SSID=Netgear and Linksys will be SSID=Linksys. I have been to place where you look to see AP's near me and there will be 3 or 4 Linksys's, you have to be sure you are trying to connect to the correct one. Of course it you live on a farm or some other remote area this is not a issue. However, an apartment complex could be a different story. With the router just being replaced and if the SSID is the same SSID as the older router then you may just need to go into Wi-Fi setting in your phone and tell it to forget the old SSID so it can relearn it and it will be associated with this router. Keep in touch, let us know if you resolve this.