How to fix Apple TV Error message (-100) ?

 

 

How to fix Apple TV "The Wifi password you entered is not correct. Try again (-100)".

 

Many Apple TV 2 and 3 generation users are facing issue while trying to connect their Apple TV to hotspot and Wifi network. While trying to login to login into Apple TV box users keeps on getting an error message “The wifi password you entered in not correct. Try again (-100)”   .


The Wifi password you entered is not correct. Try again (-100)".



The issue is seen with all iPhone models including iPhone8, 11,12,13 Pro on iOS 15.4  and Apple Tv 3rd getnration etc. For some users while connecting Apple TV to wifi, Apple tv doesn’t even ask for password, shows error code -100.  This is annoying issue as the Apple TV won’t connect to WiFi and it won’t even let enter the password and it goes straight to error -100.

 

How to fix Apple TV showing error -3900 /-100  “The Wifi password you entered is not correct. Try again (-100)” while connecting to Wifi or Hotspot: iPhone 13,12 Pro Max, XS,XR, 8/7 Plus: iOS 15       

 

Fix :Enable  WPA3 security

 

Apple Tv are tied up with latest security feature, but Apple TV  are not WP3 enabled yet. It seems that if your Wifi router is configured with WPA3 settings then Apple TV will not connect and will show-100 error. To fix that change security setting in router and make sure that WPA3 security is disabled        .


WPA3, also known as Wi-Fi Protected Access 3, is the third iteration of a security certification program developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance.

Example: To disable WP3 setting on eero modem

Open eero-> discover -> eero labs and then turn off wpa3. It worked for me!

 

Fix : Turn off IPV6 settings

 

If your modem is set to default using IPV6 settings then this could be the issue why your Apple TV is not connecting to internet/WiFi. Go to Advance setting of your router and turn off IPV6 settings.

You may have to reboot all your devices , Apple Tv after this .

 

Fix : Update Firmware

 

Since the Apple Tv password not working on Wifi and hotspot is sotware related issue in the Apple devices. Therefore to get latest updates and bug fix from Apple please keep on updating your device to latest version.

 

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