Why does not my phone connect to WiFi? Why does not the smartphone connect to home WiFi?

Today we can not imagine life without the Internet. Social networks, mail, services for work, not to mention entertainment - all this is available to us anytime anywhere. What is most pleasant is the free character that all these blessings carry. With the Internet, we can develop, learn, entertain and learn something interesting easily and simply, especially if it is always at hand. This mobility can only provide access to the network from a tablet PC or phone.

Ways to connect the Internet to your tablet (smartphone)

You can connect Internet connection to your gadget in two ways. The first one is mobile wireless access using a SIM card. The second is connecting using a WiFi router. Each of the methods has a number of its disadvantages and advantages.

So, wireless connection through mobile operators is more flexible and portable, because it allows you to access the Internet from gadgets anywhere. The role here is played only by the signal strength of the mobile network, which, in general, across the country is quite acceptable for a stable connection. In this respect, the WiFi network loses, because its action extends only a few tens of meters maximum around the router. However, even despite the close distance to the router, there are situations when there are interruptions and the user does not know why the phone does not connect to WiFi. Chances that this can happen with a conventional mobile network, much less.

On the other hand, the connection through the mobile service provider is carried out within a small data packet (for example, traffic of 5 gigabytes is available). If you connect unlimited tariffs for 3G or LTE communications, then it will cost quite a lot. As for connecting with a WiFi router, it has the same features as fixed access to the network. We will speak about this type of connection within the framework of the article.

Advantages of WiFi connection

So, as already mentioned, the Internet in the format of WiFi-access is unlimited in terms of the amount of data that can be transferred. This is due to the fact that the router distributes, in fact, a stationary Internet, which in our country is provided mostly without restrictions. In addition to the absence of a limit, another important indicator of such a transmission format is the connection speed. If you compare with the mobile Internet, in the case of a WiFi router it is ten times faster (up to 100 Mbps), which makes it possible to download movies in better quality and entertain yourself in online games on the tablet without delays.

How to connect to the created WiFi network?

So, setting up WiFi is an important, but one-time procedure, after successfully accomplishing which, you can use the Internet connection for a long time without interruption. If you're wondering why the phone does not connect to WiFi, then you've made the wrong setting. That is why in this article we will touch on this issue.

So, first of all, you need to understand how the connection works in this format as a whole. Stationary Internet, which is transmitted using wires connected to the router, is distributed over WiFi, while being accessible to your tablet and phone. In fact, the router creates a network in which the Internet is distributed "out of the wire." To access the network you need to know its name and, of course, in the case of security installation - also the access key (simply speaking, the password). This is very important, because if the phone does not connect, the tablet to Wi Fi, most likely, it means that these data were incorrectly entered.

So, when talking about WiFi connection, it should be described as a two-level connection. The first is connecting the router to the cable both at the hardware and software levels. If your ISP also installs protection at the computer access level to the network, it must also be installed in the router settings. Roughly speaking, if you connect using a login and password from the provider, then these parameters should be provided in the settings of the router. You can do this by running the installation wizard, which is available in most modern routers. Errors that occurred at this stage will look like this: there is a Wi-Fi connection, and your tablet or phone does not go to the Internet.

The second level of connection is the connection to the network, which occurs at the level of the router. Here, your Internet access point is protected from third-party devices. To connect to the network, you should ideally know its name and, as already noted above, the access key. Of course, there may be a situation that does not connect the smartphone to home WiFi, even despite the correct password entry. In this case, you can do otherwise.

On most routers there is a special button that removes network protection for a certain time. It is designed so that your devices can be connected without requiring a password.

How to configure WiFi?

Setting up a wireless home connection is not an easy procedure, but many people may not get it right the first time for several reasons. First, the user does not always understand where to start and what sequence of actions in general. Secondly, a person does not always know what type of connection his provider has. Thirdly, not everyone can find the data issued by their service provider.

So, let's try to briefly describe the configuration process so that you do not have situations when you do not know why the phone does not connect to the WiFi router. To begin with, you need to connect a stationary Internet cable and the router itself, and then connect the device to the network, wait until the basic system lights that indicate the signal light up. Next, you need to connect the computer and the router with the same cable. The connection diagram is most often shown when you start the installation disk that is included in the package. If there is no disk - do not worry, the whole procedure can be done manually. You need to go to the address of the router (in the browser, enter the numbers 192.168.0.1), where you will see the control panel of the device. Login using admin login and password. Select the item responsible for activating the settings wizard - so the program will allow you to enter the required data step by step. This is information such as the type of connection, the data to connect, the network protection, its type. After that the router will be rebooted and, in theory, will start functioning.

Why does not the tablet, phone and laptop connect to WiFi ?

If you after the configuration did not manage to access the Internet with your gadget, this indicates an error. It can consist in the wrong actions at one of the two levels mentioned above. So, the answers to the question "why the phone does not connect via Wi-Fi" can be two options: incorrect connection to the Internet of the router itself, or the lack of the ability to connect to the Wi-Fi network.

To find out the true reason is simple - try to enter the control panel of the router by hammering the above address 192.168.0.1 into the browser. If the settings menu is opened, the problem is "on the first level", that is, in the very connection of the router to the network. If the page loads, but nothing happens, it means that you can not enter the network and you have errors with the key.

Solving the password problem

To connect to the router, if it is working, it is easy enough. To do this, you need to do one of two things: either click the deactivate protection button and try to connect directly, or try to find out the password, because, due to incorrect input, it may not be possible to connect the smartphone to your home WiFi. You can see which key is installed on the network in the settings of the router. To do this, just go to the address 192.168.0.1 in the menu "Wireless Security" (at least, this item is called in the router TP-Link). You can log in from your computer to view the password and enter it on your smartphone or tablet.

If the network key turned out to be correct, but you still do not know why the phone does not connect to WiFi, maybe it's all about setting up a connection to the network. To do this, go to the next item of our article. There we will describe in more detail what should be done in such cases. Remember that only general recommendations will be given here, while the decision on how to act in your situation remains for you.

Connection errors

If there is a Wi-Fi connection, and the Internet does not go out, then it's all about the connection between the router and the service provider. You can check the status of this connection, again, in the network control panel. There must be a status bar showing the connection mode. On it you can understand what is wrong, and why the phone does not connect to WiFi.

If the status indicated there is not what you are talking about (for example, there are cases where an error message is simply indicated), we recommend contacting the provider and asking for help with setting up the network. As a rule, they already have the developed templates, according to which the client is explained the algorithm of adjustment actions.

Nothing helps

There are situations when none of the recommended settings above can help the Internet, and still there are some errors that do not allow to enter the network. There are only 2 reasons that can lead to this: it is either software failures in the router itself, or the inability to connect from the provider, dictated by some limitations or errors. All you can do is call a specialist from a company that provides you Internet services so that he or she can set things up for you.