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31-character WiFi password limit is absurd
After three years on a base station running 1.x firmware (the unit would not receive firmware updates), I finally switched over to a new base station running 2.3.10, and out of the blue the new unit won't connect to WiFi using the same password literally dozens of devices in my home connect with because it is longer than 31 characters. The old firmware had no problem with the long password, and now all these "Wi-Fi security improvements' that have shipped in the 2.x revisions means I have to make the password I use for my network less secure.
Really, really disappointing.
And to make matters even more confusing, the cameras in the system will still accept passwords over 31 characters.
Simplisafe, please fix this. A security product should not require less-secure passwords.
Really, really disappointing.
And to make matters even more confusing, the cameras in the system will still accept passwords over 31 characters.
Simplisafe, please fix this. A security product should not require less-secure passwords.
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Let's be clear, this hardware restriction is the result of choices made by SimpliSafe to reduce the cost of the Base Station. As has been pointed this, and/or other, thread(s), there are far cheaper devices that support longer WiFi passwords and/or have Ethernet ports.
This is 2024, 2025 is less than a month away, according to this and/or other thread(s), this issue has been around for at least 2 - 3 years. It is absolutely unacceptable that SimpleSafe, a purported security company, is unable and/or unwilling, to provide a a Base Station that offers the most basic level of Security by having a physical Ethernet Port or the ability to support a WiFi password longer than 32 characters, preferably longer than 64 characters and/or up to at least 128 characters.
I'm not interested in history lessons, excuses, or workarounds - all I want to know is: When will SimpliSafe have a new Base Station available for purchase with a built in Ethernet port and/or support for WiFi passwords up to at least 64 characters?
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