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Wi-Fi 6

How can I check my iPhone 12 Pro Max is on Wi-Fi 6? In the setting it’s not written and my router does support 802.11ax protocol, the router is Xiaomi Redmi Router AX6.

Posted on Apr 20, 2022 2:11 AM

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Posted on Apr 21, 2022 9:48 AM

To answer your original question, there is no way from the iPhone end to see what Wi-Fi protocol is being used. The only way to do that is to set up your router with different SSIDs for each protocol, then connect to that specific SSID. For all practical purposes, unless you have a gigabit connection from your router to the Internet there is no inherent difference between AC and AX in terms of performance. AC will support up to 480mbps, so unless your connection is faster than that it is moot.


However, you have a bigger problem than AC vs AX: Your security is not set correctly in the router. That has nothing to do with the connection protocol. A "Weak Security" notification means that your Wi-Fi router is not configured correctly. There is a new feature in iOS 14 and later and Mac OS Big Sur (11) and later that checks and displays a message if your router is not using the most up-to-date security settings. Note that your router has always had weak security, you just didn’t know about it until now. 


See this Apple support article for how to configure it correctly—>Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support, specifically the section headed Security. And don't forget to configure your range extenders (if any) also!


After you change the router settings you should Forget the network in your phone settings and reconnect.


Note also that weak security does not interfere with using Wi-Fi, it is just a warning. Your Wi-Fi should still work normally, and, if it doesn’t, it is not because of the weak security message.

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Apr 21, 2022 9:48 AM in response to AlexSG18

To answer your original question, there is no way from the iPhone end to see what Wi-Fi protocol is being used. The only way to do that is to set up your router with different SSIDs for each protocol, then connect to that specific SSID. For all practical purposes, unless you have a gigabit connection from your router to the Internet there is no inherent difference between AC and AX in terms of performance. AC will support up to 480mbps, so unless your connection is faster than that it is moot.


However, you have a bigger problem than AC vs AX: Your security is not set correctly in the router. That has nothing to do with the connection protocol. A "Weak Security" notification means that your Wi-Fi router is not configured correctly. There is a new feature in iOS 14 and later and Mac OS Big Sur (11) and later that checks and displays a message if your router is not using the most up-to-date security settings. Note that your router has always had weak security, you just didn’t know about it until now. 


See this Apple support article for how to configure it correctly—>Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support, specifically the section headed Security. And don't forget to configure your range extenders (if any) also!


After you change the router settings you should Forget the network in your phone settings and reconnect.


Note also that weak security does not interfere with using Wi-Fi, it is just a warning. Your Wi-Fi should still work normally, and, if it doesn’t, it is not because of the weak security message.

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Apr 20, 2022 4:51 AM in response to AlexSG18


Check again the setting of the router -> Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support



Try first to optimize the range of the mobile network, see this Apple article:

If you see No Service or Searching on your iPhone or iPad

If you see No Service or Searching on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

 


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Apr 20, 2022 4:34 AM in response to AlexSG18

and also in the router it’s written it’s only 5Ghz.

If so, then the iPhone will not get Wi-Fi 6.


On the iPhone -> tap Settings -> Wi-Fi -> then you will see Wi-Fi xx


Contact the manufacturer of Xiaomi Redmi Router AX6 and/or read the manual.

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Apr 20, 2022 4:54 AM in response to AlexSG18

If you use Private Wi-Fi addresses then you can assign the iPhone a MAC address & a Private IP address.

Log in to the router, add your iPhone NAME + iPhone MAC address  + private IP address.

Your iPhone MAC address is: go to Settings -> General -> About -> the Wi-Fi address (note this address).

Assign a private IP address to the iPhone, for example 192.168.x.xxx or 169.254.x.xxx. 

This depends on the router & other iDevices that have already been added.

What is important, check the list and the last xxx must be different from the iDevices that have already been added.

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Apr 20, 2022 4:13 AM in response to AlexSG18

Contact the manufacturer of Xiaomi Redmi Router AX6 and/or read the manual.


Check also the setting of the router -> Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points - Apple Support

 

If you need help with your Wi‑Fi password

If you need help with your Wi‑Fi password - Apple Support

 


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Apr 20, 2022 5:42 AM in response to Raicya

Please show me one screenshot of this: On the iPhone -> tap Settings -> Wi-Fi -> then you will see Wi-Fi xx

I already showed mine and there isn’t any indication of Wi-Fi 6, do you see or saw this anywhere? How it looks? Please show a screenshot


Also see here

Wifi 6 - Apple Community


so anything change from that time?

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Apr 20, 2022 4:46 AM in response to Raicya

A samsung galaxy s21 plus connects to Wi-Fi 6 with no problem, and in his settings it’s easy to

find and see, so the router is fine and giving Wi-Fi 6. Now in my settings there isn’t anything to indicate that it’s on Wi-Fi 6 indeed although it’s support’s the same.

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Apr 20, 2022 4:33 AM in response to Raicya

I looked already it’s only talking about the router mostly, all my settings are correct. Now how I can check in my iPhone 12 Pro Max that it is indeed on Wi-Fi 6? On the iPhone itself it doesn’t show, and also in the router it’s written only 5Ghz. Where you check in the phone? Where is it?

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Apr 20, 2022 5:09 AM in response to Raicya

I don’t understand why to do this, my Wi-Fi and iPhone works great without any problem. I only want to understand if I can see the that my phone is on Wi-Fi 6 protocol 802.11ax, where is the icon on my screen in the iPhone? In the s21 plus there is an icon on the top, where is it in iPhone if there is some? In google search I looked maybe there is no icon.

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