MotoG won’t connect to our home wifi; keeps saying “Authenticaiton Problem”
Hi @leey.znrlea
The majority of the time an Authentication error when logging into wifi is a incorrect password. It is very easy to make a typo on these small keyboards.
Select the ‘show password’ box and confirm that all characters are entered correctly.
Thank you! You were absolutely correct. You such a cool person to answer so quickly and help us. Blessings to you!
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Hi, I’m having authentication problem with MotoG and my password to connect is correct and I’ve cleared cached data.
Click on forget the WiFi connection and then try again with the password.
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Followed instructions and still get authentication problem. Is there a way to delete a wifi account and then create a new account to connect the phone to the wifi? It seems that I may have to set up the wifi account again in the phone. My computer connects just fine to home wifi.
Did you ever get an answer to this as I am having the same difficulty setting up my new phone.
You may want to start a new thread of your own (don’t know if you noticed this one is a few months old).
Click on Settings/WiFi/[ your network] and Forget. Try re-establishing the network connection.
90% of the time Authentication problems are due to incorrect passwords, as typing on a small keyboard makes it easy to make a mistake, so type carefully.
Passwords are also case-sensitive.
Hope this helps, and feel free to open a thread of your own to troubleshoot further if needed.
I found instructions, which were complex. If you google it, lots of info
or instructions to choose from.
good luck
thank you Lisa Handy. I called my internet provider and he told me how to sign on. the Republic instructions are very misleading to a less tech savvy person like me. The password required to set up the wifi is the modem password not the internet security password. I have found the instructions to be less than satisfactory in setting up the phone and the other options.
I appreciate you getting back to me. Bless you!
So happy you have found resolution @fredricaw.naacwj!.
For future reference, (if needed), feel free to open a topic/thread of your own.
While the documentation may leave a little to be desired for those unfamiliar with the system, the community itself is like a living, breathing, interactive owners manual.
My reason would be that you found help in less than 24hrs. from an almost 4 month old post, from the poster!. I think that is awesome.
I think it only took that long, is because it is a legitimate user issue, but kind of got buried in an old thread instead of rising to the top for quick fixes/explanations.
Glad to help, but you found what ya needed. We all stumble thru
technology. Enjoy the holiday! 
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