Authentication Error Samsung Note 5 Update

For those that own a Samsung Galaxy Note 5, you may be seeing an Authentication Error Update on your Note 5 smartphone. A message saying “Wifi authentication error” will show up and not allow for the Galaxy Note 5 to connect to the WiFi network. The quickest way that many think will fix the Samsung Note 5 Authentication Error Update is by rebooting the Note 5 and typing in the password again.

It’s important to know why the Wifi authentication error update happened in the first place. This error is when the there is a connection being identified through a WiFi connection based on the username and password that was entered. When the Wifi Authentication fails or not able to find wifi connection on the Note 5 it means that there are some conflicts going on and need to be fixed. Below are two different solutions to fix Samsung Galaxy Note 5 authentication error problems.

Samsung Note 5 Authentication Error Update

It’s been known that the Samsung Note 5 authentication error can be fixed by turning off the “Bluetooth” while the WAP is enabled, since this will change the frequency on how the both wifi and Bluetooth interacts with one another. Adjusting this should be able to solve the error with the Galaxy Note 5 Authentication Error problem.

Reboot Wireless Router

If the above method did not help fix the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Authentication Error. then the issue may be with the router or modem. Sometimes the Wi-Fi IP address conflicts with the different devices connected to the same network that are sharing  the same IP addresses. Generally Macs and Windows each have their own unique custom IP Address and not deal with the sharing IP addressproblem. But smartphones such as the Note 5 will likely interfere with other existing devices, which may cause the Note 5 Authentication Error. The best way to fix this issue is to reboot the modem or router to fix this error.