Special Characters Not Suitable for Wi-Fi Name and Password

When creating a filename or web URL, it is essential to avoid common illegal filename and directory characters since the web files will be viewed by numerous users who use a wide variety of operating systems (Mac, Windows, and Linux for instance) and devices (desktops, tablets, and smartphones). 

The same rule applies to the name of your Wi-Fi network and its password. At a base level, Wi-Fi Name/ Password should include 8 to 63 printable ASCII characters, while things would become more critical when various device groups are involved.

 

 

General Recommendations for Compatibility

A Valid Password is 8 - 63 Characters long. 

A password of 14 or 15 characters should be long enough to defeat most brute-force guessing.

Avoid Trailing and leading spaces (ASCII 0x20)

Before Saving Your Network Name, Check for Any Spaces at the End of the Password or Network Name as Mobile Autofill will oftentimes add a ‘Space’ to the end)

Be careful with certain special characters, such as # % & " $ ￡

While Some Special Characters are Allowed, it Is Not Recommended Due to compatibility Issues with Some Smart Devices such as Smart Cameras.

 

 

Recommendations for Your Wi-Fi Name / SSID

 

We recommend creating a unique wireless network so that you can personally easily identify your network without allowing others to determine the network source by name. This should help to prevent any neighbors looking to take advantage of your Wi-Fi.

 

Quick Tip: Most Devices Will Combine Signal Strength and its Alphabetical Order to List the Available Networks. While Starting Your Password with “A” Such as “A Completely Normal Wi-Fi Network” may cause your network to appear at the top of the lists. This is up to you whether or not you would like to hide your network down the list or use the tip to make a wireless network that is easily found, such as for guests.

 

Special Characters, such as ?, ", $, [, \, ], and +,  are not allowed in your network settings,  An apostrophe(’) may be used, but could be confusing for smart cameras, TV, and wireless printers, for example, Don’t use an apostrophe in your broadcast Wi-fi name!

 

For Optimal Compatibility, We Would Recommend not using any Special Characters other than a Space in Your Network Name and Password.

 

 

Recommendations for Your Wi-Fi Password

It is always recommended to choose a secure password that you can remember and will not be easily guessed by others or Brute Forced by Third-Parties.

 

• Don’t Make Your Password Too Simple: Use a Combination of Letters, Numbers, and Capital Letters
• Do Not Include any Personal Information in Your Network Name or Password
• Your Wi-Fi Password Should Be Unique and Should NOT be the same password used with other accounts or services.
• When Changing Routers, we recommend creating a new Unique Password so Older Passwords will be invalidated, and you will be in control of what devices and who is connecting to your Network.

 

Bad Wi-Fi Passwords
hello123	Too short and easy to guess
!@qwertyuI*OP?JKLBN*	Can't remember it
Giraffe	Try not to use a word in the dictionary
Chicago1996	It is likely that someone else has used this before

 

Good Wi-Fi Passwords – Long with Unique Meaning
Like red tulips?	icansee999redTULIPS
Are you rich?	myassistantchosethisoverlyLONGpassword
Like Disney?	Encanto.is.the.best.
Like Shakespeare?	tobeornottobe
From New York City?	the-BIG-apple-rules!
Like to remember a date/place?	Chicago///2023///
Like your iPhone?	IOSiscoolerthanandroidhahaha

 

Sharing Your Wi-Fi Password:

The Deco and Tether App Offer Two Unique Ways of Sharing Your Wireless Network and Password with Others Through a QR Code.

Codes May Be Provided for Your Guest Network and Your Main Network

(Personally, I Recommend Printing or Screenshotting your Guest Network QR code so that Guests May Easily Access the Wi-Fi Password)

 

Special Case Examples:

During further troubleshooting with our users, we also found some devices refused to connect to Wi-Fi when certain special characters are included in the Wi-Fi password:
 

Case One:  Special characters not allowed in Wi-Fi password

Most of the Smart IoT devices, like wireless cameras and speakers, are suggested to connect to a wireless network without special characters, like @ ^ & and  ‘(apostrophe).

 

Case Two: If non-Latin fonts don’t appear correctly

Non-Latin scripts, like "ò" or "é" are rarely used in system coding. Please make sure the Language & Region settings of the device match your preferred language.