I am trying to set up my ipad2 air and I am getting an error message that states the activation server cannot be reached. I have tried all day. how can I solve this issue?
iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 11.2.6
If your iPad is a cellular model, some have reported that temporarily
removing the sim allows activation to complete.
Otherwise, 5 possible causes for that error message:
1] Activation server is actually down. Very rare occurrence, and of short duration when it
does happen. Solution - try again.
2] Your firewall and/or antivirus software are preventing the necessary connection. Solution -
temporarily disable your firewall and/or antivirus software until the activation completes.
3] computer being used for activation has been used to jailbreak an iOS device in the past.
Solution - use a different computer.
4] iPad has been jailbroken. Your favorite search engine may provide some direction, but jailbreaks often prevent
activations/updates from succeeding. Per Terms of Use for this forum, discussion of jailbroken iPads is
prohibited.
5] your region and/or timezone settings are inconsistent with your actual location. Solution - set region and/or timezone correctly.
You should also check this article: If you can't activate your iPhone - Apple Support. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201407
I keep getting the following message when trying to set up my iPad Air 2: activation server cannot be reached
