Apple TV cannot join networks that use high ASCII or double-byte characters in their name or password
Products Affected
AppleTV
Apple TV cannot connect to a wireless network that contains high (extended) ASCII or double-byte (Unicode) characters (such as Japanese, Korean, or Chinese) in their name or password. Use the configuration utility associated with your base station to remove these characters and replace them with ASCII characters listed below.
Use any of the following characters for the base station name or password:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
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! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , - . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \\ ] ^ _ ` { | } ~
In addition to double-byte characters, don't use these high ASCII characters for the base station name or password:
For more information about ASCII and High ASCII, refer to these web pages:
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