“Weak Security” Wifi after iOS 14 update

The problem is a lot of people post a question to a thread without bothering to read any of the thread first, which results in a lot of duplicate answers. It’s sometimes easier on the user-volunteers in this user-to-user forum to just post the answer again, rather than explain how to read the thread. Especially when it is just a copy/paste from elsewhere on the page.

I contacted my provider and they do not have the settings required to make this message go away. I have always had WPA/WPA2(TKIP). He checked to see what he could do and he didn't have the recommended networks. He has me at WPA2-Personal. IS there anything I can do to fix this?

Thank you so much for responding to me and for your help! I'm just not sure how to actually change the router settings. I have read the links to do tis but I'm very stupid when it comes to this type of thing. Maybe I'll get a new router. Any suggestions of what to buy?

Thank you again Lawrence. With you advice which led us to advice from our local electronics retailer (we were looking at a new router), a call to our provider (instead of a chat), problem was resolved within minutes (being on hold was longer than the resolution).

Thanks again!

It was suggested by my service provider to call Apple thinking it was an Apple specific issue. After discussion I was convinced to go back to my provider and spoke to someone more experienced with this issue.

I talked with my internet provider about my WiFi weak security & was told that Apple had completed an update that caused this issue it was not my internet provider. Can you tell me when this will be corrected?

You keep telling everyone that they have an unsecured open router and to put the setting to WPA2 or better and in between the lines you explain it like they are 10yr olds. If you read carefully it all started after the the IOS update and fir your info my router is less than 2 yrs it’s set as what is recommended WPA2 or better. And the only troubleshooting scenario they came up was to disconnect the wifi, turn it off and forget and turn it off; wait then power it up, find your wifi log in; and it ridiculously works for a day or two and then you right back. And this was Apple’s genius idea. If it fixed my answer is NO. A lot of barking and no bite in here.

johnHip wrote:

There is more to it than what Lawrence has stated. Repeating what Lawrence has posted many times about repeating many times.

There really isn’t any more. But the reason I repeat is that most people post in a thread without bothering to read what has already been posted (as in the above example), and it’s easier to repost than to tell people to go back and READ before they post.

Hi All

I have recently purchased an Ipad 8th generation. I understand the issue and I have an outdated router so cannot upgrade. My ipad doesnt stream very well and the internet speed is very unreliable. Could this issue be causing this? Have plenty of other apple products connected that dont have issues

Thanks

Josh

Gina

The message is caused by an IOS update

because my ipad was not updated to the same software IOS14 as my Iphone and it did not give me this message Now Updating Ipad I get this message and all the settings on router have not changed

so Im not concerned

The latest response to my question was as follows:

“Please read the thread posts above yours; if your Wi-Fi connection shows "Weak Security" it's because your router supports encryption protocols older than WPA2, and you should shut them off if possible.”

What should I shut off?

thanks.

Well, you don’t have to worry about it if you don’t care that a stranger who was near you could hack your router and either share the connection, which is benign; could monitor what you do online, which is less benign; or could install a process on your router to participate in denial of service attacks to public websites, which could get you banned from the Internet. I’ll admit that these are unlikely scenarios, but all are possible, especially if you have a lot of close neighbors or ones you don’t trust. But as it’s easy to fix, why don’t you just fix it?

Thanks Lawrence,

I'm wondering what's the risk? Does "weak security" mean that someone in, say, Russia can get into my network?

Or is it a local wifi-range concern? I live in a remote place, no neighbors. I don't worry that someone could use my wifi without my permission. Haven't yet seen a moose with an iPhone.

Second, is there a risk that switching to WPA3 will cause problems with other wifi devices like smart lights? I hate messing with my wifi unless I have to. Right now, it ain't broke.

JS

I was trying to set my AI camera created by Xiaomi Company and need to connect to its open wifi first. It is obviously that it is unreachable to set its wifi and I can't connect it with my iphone, so is there a solution can make my iphone connect to this weak security wifi ?

I have updated my iPhone 11 promax and I can get no phone calls or Texts in or out and it even states unable to call 911 from this phone and it keeps telling me I have a week security? I need to get this fixed ASAP as I can’t care of a child I’m part of life support and cannot afford this kind of stuff.. I have a VPN on my phone set up to McAfee which is metro security please someone give me a solution for this thank you