My ipad cant connect to my wifi extender but i can directly connect to main wifi but i don’t understand why just my ipad cant connect
all my iphone can and then i already try many way but still cant connected
can you help me to solve it pls
thank you
iPad Air 2, iPadOS 15
The tags appended to your post suggest that you have an iPad Air2.
Some older models of WiFi extender may be able to connect with your WiFi router, but will do so using older security standards that have been deprecated by Apple.
Unless your WiFi extender (and Router) explicitly support WPA2 (AES-PSK) as a minimum - with WPA3 being recommended - you are unlikely to be able to use the WiFi extender with your iPad. Mixed mode WPA2/WPA3, if supported by the Router, should be disabled.
Be aware that WiFi Extenders are not a good or bandwidth-effective method to extend a WiFi network; when using an Extender, you will halve the maximum effective throughput for every "hop" added to the network.
If you need to improve WiFi coverage, there are much better and more reliable methods to do so. The two most common - and recommended - are to:
a) add an additional Wireless Access Point (or Router configured in bridge mode), connected via an ethernet cable to your main Router.
b) replace your existing WiFi Router with a modern "mesh" router system - that uses one or more additional wireless/wired nodes. The additional units often use a dedicated wireless backhaul to the main WiFi Router - and your iPad can seamlessly and automatically switch to the mesh Router with the strongest or most reliable WiFi signal.
The tags appended to your post suggest that you have an iPad Air2.
Some older models of WiFi extender may be able to connect with your WiFi router, but will do so using older security standards that have been deprecated by Apple.
Unless your WiFi extender (and Router) explicitly support WPA2 (AES-PSK) as a minimum - with WPA3 being recommended - you are unlikely to be able to use the WiFi extender with your iPad. Mixed mode WPA2/WPA3, if supported by the Router, should be disabled.
Be aware that WiFi Extenders are not a good or bandwidth-effective method to extend a WiFi network; when using an Extender, you will halve the maximum effective throughput for every "hop" added to the network.
If you need to improve WiFi coverage, there are much better and more reliable methods to do so. The two most common - and recommended - are to:
a) add an additional Wireless Access Point (or Router configured in bridge mode), connected via an ethernet cable to your main Router.
b) replace your existing WiFi Router with a modern "mesh" router system - that uses one or more additional wireless/wired nodes. The additional units often use a dedicated wireless backhaul to the main WiFi Router - and your iPad can seamlessly and automatically switch to the mesh Router with the strongest or most reliable WiFi signal.
This is going to depend on what iPad you are using and what iPhone you are using and things like that. If you have an older iPad (which based on your profile shows iPad Air 2) it could have older technology that isn’t compatible with your extender that if you have a newer iPhone it can. More things would have to be explained to really be able to assist you fully in this matter. For instance, like I said, what models you are using, what WiFi type you are using and what the extender is using and how it’s set up. There are many things that can contribute and getting as much information about your setup as possible can really help you get the assistance that you are needing.
Ipad cant connect to wifi extender
