The WiFi network requires a WPA3 password

madaross wrote:

I found an old discussion about this (The wifi network requires a WPA2 password… - Apple Community), but it's June 2022 and I'm still seeing this problem on a new M1 Macbook Pro running the latest OS X (12.4). The solutions listed don't fix it for me. It's a new Netgear router that I set up myself, so I know for sure the password is correct. I can connect to the 2.4Ghz channel just fine, but the 5Ghz channel keeps asking for the password and refuses to connect. I tried restarting my machine and renewing the DHCP leases, to no avail. Anyone got any other ideas?

Some routers are "simultaneous dual band," some are not.

Set up both Networks on a "dual band" Netgear router— it is one or the other you log into.

It is possible, though not the default, to have the two bands {2.4GHz and 5 GHz) configured as distinct networks. If you do, different passwords can be set for each of the district networks.

The advantage to having two networks is that you can force connection to one or the other by reselecting which network to join. (MacOS hangs on to a marginal Network connection until it becomes unusable otherwise.)

Even the newest models do not offer support for 160 MHz channels offered by some newer routers, 80 MHz tops.

Newest models have been having difficulties making some high-end connections, but a solid trend has yet to emerge.

Look in the router's user manual and make sure you have correctly configured the 5 Ghz in the router.

What year MacBook Pro are you connecting to this new, state of the art Wi-Fi 6 or better Router?