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Wi-Fi broadband saying weak security

SG971
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My wi-fi has a message underneath it saying weak security, It’s a bright box 2 wireless router? 

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Kirigaya_Kazuto
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This warning comes up when you use WPA/WPA2 TKIP standard, I think - See if you can change it to WPA3/WPA2 Mixed security - this will get rid of the message on devices that support WPA3, like iPhone 11 and up (previous models may support it)

 

2021 How to Fix "Weak Security" Wi-Fi Warning on iPhone (mobitrix.com)

 

Recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points – Apple Support (UK)

 

XRaySpeX
EE Community Star
EE Community Star

Set its WiFi security to:

Security
WPA
 
WPA Mode
WPA2
 
Cipher Suite
AES

for both the 2.4 & 5 GHz bands. That is sufficiently strong & should satisfy Apple!

@Kirigaya_Kazuto : The Brightbox does not support WPA3, nor do any of the EE routers nor most, if any, ISP routers.

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Chris_B
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@SG971   It’s Apples iOS way of saying there is a stronger security method that can be used if your router supports it.  It’s accurate in what it says but it doesn’t mean your security is compromised.  

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Ah, thank you @XRaySpeX I was not aware that the EE's Brightbox did not support WPA3