Characters for Passwords, Network Keys and Names

When defining passwords, keys and names, not all characters are allowed.

Note:When they are defined, passwords are depicted in clear text. Once they have been saved, every time they are entered they will be displayed encoded.

Passwords(Security Codes) and Network Keys

  • Passwords may have a maximum of 32 characters.
  • Network keys must be between 8 and 63 characters in length.
Available(permitted) CharactersIllegal (forbidden) Characters
  • Letters from a to z in lower case and upper case
  • Numerals 0 to 9
  • Spaces
  • Special characters:

    _ - ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ ` { | } ~
  • The letter ß
  • Umlauts ä, ö, ü (lower-case) and Ä, Ö, Ü (upper-case)
  • Special characters:

     € § ´

Names for Users

  • User names must begin with a letter from a to z, in upper or lower case.
  • User names name may not begin with spaces.
  • User names may have a maximum of 32 characters.
  • The password field may not be left blank.
Available CharactersIllegal Characters
  • Letters from a to z in lower case and upper case
  • Numerals 0 to 9
  • Spaces
  • Special characters:

    - _ , .
  • The letter ß
  • Umlauts ä, ö, ü (lower-case) and Ä, Ö, Ü (upper-case)
  • Special characters:

    ! " # $ € % & ' ( ) * + / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ ` ´ { | } ~

Names for Wireless Networks (SSIDs)

  • Wireless network names may not begin or end with spaces.
  • Wireless network names may have a maximum of 32 characters.
  • The password field may not be left blank.
Available CharactersIllegal Characters
  • Letters from a to z in lower case and upper case
  • Numerals 0 to 9
  • Spaces
  • Special characters:

    - _ ! " # $ % & ' ( ) * + , . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ ` { | } ~
  • The letter ß
  • Umlauts ä, ö, ü (lower-case) and Ä, Ö, Ü (upper-case)
  • Special characters:

    € § ´

Names for Devices

  • Device names may not start or end with a hyphen
  • Device names may not be composed of only numerals.
Available CharactersIllegal Characters
  • Letters from a to z in lower case and upper case
  • Numerals 0 to 9
  • Hyphens
  • The letter ß
  • Umlauts ä, ö, ü (lower-case) and Ä, Ö, Ü (upper-case)
  • Spaces
  • Special characters:

    _ ! " # $ € % & ' ( ) * + , . / : ; < = > ? @ [ \ ] ^ ` ´ { | } ~