Z Wi-Fi won't connect to my house

[bpeckham]

So, I finally got a chance to poke around at the infotainment system a bit. The car comes with a free 4 or 5 months of some subscription or another, which I may not continue after the trial expires, but I like the idea updating software and such.

Today I tried to connect my car to my home Wi-Fi, and I couldn't. I have a long password, and the car shut me down by allowing only a short password.

Anybody else bump into this?

 

[takemorepills]

So, I finally got a chance to poke around at the infotainment system a bit. The car comes with a free 4 or 5 months of some subscription or another, which I may not continue after the trial expires, but I like the idea updating software and such.

Today I tried to connect my car to my home Wi-Fi, and I couldn't. I have a long password, and the car shut me down by allowing only a short password.

Anybody else bump into this?

Can you set up an extra wifi channel that uses a shorter password, like WEP?

It's common to have this issue with some devices that don't comply with some of the newer security protocols.

 

[bpeckham]

Can you set up an extra wifi channel that uses a shorter password, like WEP?

It's common to have this issue with some devices that don't comply with some of the newer security protocols.

I'd prefer not to weaken my network just so the Z can connect.

All my other Wi-Fi devices (including my water heater!?) work. Seems like a Nissan-specific issue.

I think I'll bug Nissan to fix it, but I expect to get nowhere.

 

[takemorepills]

I'd prefer not to weaken my network just so the Z can connect.

All my other Wi-Fi devices work (including my water heater!?) work. Seems like a Nissan-specific issue.

I think I'll bug Nissan to fix it, but I expect to get nowhere.

If my hunch is right, it's not a bug. It's actually a chipset the Z uses that doesn't support advanced wifi security.

Do you have an app on your phone to manage your wifi? You can setup a WEP channel and turn it off from your phone when you're done connecting to the Z.

 

[bpeckham]

If my hunch is right, it's not a bug. It's actually a chipset the Z uses that doesn't support advanced wifi security.

Do you have an app on your phone to manage your wifi? You can setup a WEP channel and turn it off from your phone when you're done connecting to the Z.

Oh yeah. I tried the phone as a hot spot. That worked easily. The phone is set up as WPA2/WPA3. WPA2 allows up to a 63-character passphrase. On my phone it's shorter, so I was able to enter it into the Z. I think the Z is just incorrectly limiting the passphrase length. Bug.

 

[takemorepills]

Oh yeah. I tried the phone as a hot spot. That worked easily. The phone is set up as WPA2/WPA3. WPA2 allows up to a 63-character passphrase. On my phone it's shorter, so I was able to enter it into the Z. I think the Z is just incorrectly limiting the passphrase length. Bug.

Bug, eh? We'll see about that.....

BTW, did anything happen when you got the Z online? Any updates get pushed?

 

[bpeckham]

Bug, eh? We'll see about that.....

BTW, did anything happen when you got the Z online? Any updates get pushed?

Checked for updates. All up to date.

 

[bpeckham]

Checked for updates. All up to date.

Basically this issue:

https://forums.nicoclub.com/two-problems-on-new-rogue-t621881.html#p6781581

Whatever. Seems like it shouldn't be that hard to comply with the standard, which specifies a WPA2 PSK up to 63 characters.

It's still fun to drive.