Smart TV not connecting to WiFi after a power outage
Power outages can corrupt your TV's WiFi settings. Restarting the TV and the router fixes it. If that doesn't work, forget the network and reconnect from scratch with your WiFi password.
Power outages can temporarily corrupt your TV's WiFi settings. The TV can forget the password, the connection settings can get corrupted, or the TV and router can need to reconnect. A restart of both fixes it. If not, you'll need to forget and reconnect to the network.
- ✓Have your WiFi network name and password ready
- ✓Have your TV remote handy
- ✓Have access to your router (to restart it if needed)
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Skip, I just want a technicianCommon mistakes to avoid
- Not restarting the router along with the TV. Both devices can be affected by the power outage.
- Assuming the WiFi network name changed. The network name stays the same after an outage.
- Not entering the password correctly. Passwords are case-sensitive and special characters matter.
Signs you need professional help
- Your TV was connected before the outage, you've restarted both the TV and router, reset network settings, and reconnected with the correct password, but the TV still won't connect. Give us a call and we can check if there's a WiFi hardware issue.
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