First Generation Ipad Mini Unable to join network

Your WiFi Router may be using WiFi security settings that are unsupported by your older model iPad.

Check your Router security settings; if using WPA3, your iPad mini will not connect. Instead of WPA3, enable WPA2 AES-PSK

Both your Router and client devices can only operate together at the lowest common denominator.

It might be the router is not config’d to allow “older” devices. There is a config setting for each of the Wi-Fi networks.

Check router to make sure your Access Point for wireless allows 802.11a/b devices and try again.

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