@Luckypuk333 

Having issue with weak security "wpa/wpa2 (tkip)" on entended connections with TP Link's AC1750 (RE450) RANGE EXTENDER.  My TP-Link router is set to WPA2/WPA3 Personal and I'm having no issue with connections running from the router directly.  I have updated the RE450 firmware but still have no better choice for its security setting.  It does not take on the setting from the router.

What am I to do with my TP-Link WiFi home system.  Since the last iPhones upgrade they won't run with the weak security connection which automatically connect when in range.  I have to retire the entender, And I lose its connections to the 5g and range for the tablets and phones.  It's only a year old.

Jeez

Left in the cold.  

Captdash

Hello @TP-Link.

I just upgraded my extender to the latest firmware, reseted it, forgot current extented network on iPhone and re-joined it, but week security warning is still there.

Connecting directly to Virgin Hub 3.0(my home router) does not give such error.

And this is pretty strange because both Virgin Hub and extender are set to WPA2-PSK securuty.

I renamed extented network and reconnected to the new name, but warning still was there.

I got this problem fixed on the 450 v2. Same iOS weak signal and turned out to be a problem with their Tether app, with needing a firmware update, and also a poor web interface. Phone reported weak connection, other Apple devices refused to connect. PCs had no problems and it connected via AES, all Apple devices after using tethe app thought both my router and my extender's connections were TKIP (the tether app sets an outdated mixed mode WPA2 AES + TKIP, which is the problem. My Asus router forces AES only for security and refuses TKIP). So, all networks were killed by the sane router for all Apple devices due insecure outdated mode. Got it solved for 450 by doing:

The order in which things are done matters. First thing, delete the tether app and NEVER reinstall it, it is outdated, problematic trash. Apple devices share wifi connection information across devices. So, I had to forget ALL router and extender-related wifi settings whatsoever on ALL Apple devices, then unplug the extender, then reboot all devices. 

I then did a factory reset of the extender, hooked the extender up to my (pc) laptop via an Ethernet cable. I downloaded the RIGHT firmware for my V2 (the version is marked on a sticker on the back), which was the latest V2 firmware, so as not to mess up the extender. I was careful not to power off or disconnect either device during the firmware update so as not to mess up the extender. When it was done I used the WEB interface only! At this point on V2 I still didn’t get any options for AES in the web interface, UNTIL I changed the mode away from being an extender. I then got the AES settings... so I set it up this way via web interface, then switched the mode back to extender mode. Don't bother connecting devices at this point, you'll have the same problem. Instead, though the WEB interface REBOOT the extender and freshly reconnected and re-inputted passwords on Apple devices. It was only AFTER this extender reboot via web interface that connecting with an Apple device no longer reported weak signal and all devices could connect again via AES and play nice. If I use the stupid "Tether" app EVEN ONCE after this to change a setting, it will again break the network and cause weak security warnings on iOS devices or just kill their connectivity due to smart router refusing the poor security outdated TKIP mode the extender tries to use, so don't do that. Leave the app in the bin where it belongs.

I suspect the problem may be similar for other users. I tried absolutely everything posted, it wasn't until I got it in this magical order that everything went back to normal and started working again!  The company needs to fix their app or remove it from the store and fix the firmware to allow disabling of TKIP (frankly it is bad it doesn't allow this), ...plus prod users to forget the network if they have problems and especially to force an extender reboot via web interface after settings change, for cripes sakes! Their own supposed help docs for this skip this vital step and I ended up with the same issue Lol 😂 All works fine for me now, no weak security, no Asus router refusing weak TKIP connections. Good luck!