Amazon Fire Stick wont connect to wifi – Here, in this article, you get to know how you can connect Fire Stick to the internet whether using WiFi connectivity or using the WiFi router or by using the Ethernet. So, here you can simply get the three topics that I will try to cover here. These topics are:-

• Why the firestick won’t connect to wifi?
• Basic solutions to solve the problem “Fire Stick not connecting to the internet, or Fire Stick not connecting to the network.
• How to connect Fire Stick to the server?
• How to connect Fire Stick to the WiFi router?
• How to connect Fire Stick to the ethernet?

We will cover the entire above-mentioned topic here, and it will surely be beneficial for you if you are getting the “Fire Stick not connecting to WiFi” or “Fire Stick not connecting to the internet”.

Fire Stick won’t connect to wifi

Now let’s come to the topic.

Why is the Amazon Firestick not connecting to the internet?

Your Fire Stick would not connect to WiFi / Internet because of the following possible reasons that are mentioned below.

1. You are using the wrong credentials to connect the Fire Stick to the internet.
2. You WiFi device may have the network issue, and that may be the possible reason why your amazon fire stick keeps losing internet connection and fire tv keeps dropping wired connection.
3. Sometimes, reasons are just anonymous that why your Amazon Firestick not connecting to the internet.
4. Sometimes, cache on your Fire Stick may make it hard for you to connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi /Internet.
5. Heavy WiFi traffic may also be one of the reasons why your Fire Stick not connecting to the WiFi.
6. Use of incompatible router, or to use the router that is not made to use with your Fire Stick, May also be the reason why you’re Fire Stick not connecting to WiFi.

I hope that now you may have got why you are getting the Fire TV not connecting to the Internet.

Now it’s time to see:-

fire stick not connecting to wifi

Basic solutions to solve the problem “Fire Stick not connecting to the WiFi.

1. You should make sure that you are using the right credentials to connect the Fire Stick to the internet or to the WiFi.
2. You should make sure that your WiFi device has enough networks.
3. If the reason is anonymous to you, then you should contact the customer support to get some help.
4. You should clear the Cache of your Fire Stick. I have mentioned in this article that you can clear the Cache of your Fire Stick.
5. You should try to avoid heavy WiFi traffic.
6. You should always use the compatible Router with your Fire Stick.

Now what we need to see here is:-

How to clear the Cache of Fire Stick?

If you need to clear the cache on your Fire Stick then you should follow the instruction as mentioned below.

1. Press the Home button.
2. Now choose the “Settings” Option.
3. Now go to the “Applications” option.
4. Now pick the “Managed Installed Application” from the Application menu.
5. Now choose the IPVanish option.
6. Now Click on Force Stop, and choose the options “Clear Data” and “Clear Cache”.
7. Now again go to the Settings option, and restart the Fire Stick.

The above steps will help you to clear the Cache of your Fire Stick, and your Fire Stick may again connect to the internet if the “Cache” was the cause.

I hope that you may have better understand the process as mentioned above.

Coming to the next topic, now, It’s time to see:-

Amazon Fire Stick not connecting to internet

How to connect Amazon Fire Stick to the WiFi?

If you want to connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi, then you just need to follow the steps as mentioned below.

1. In the very first step, you need to make sure that the WiFi device you are using, have enough network to make the WiFi connection with the Fire Stick, and also your WiFi device is working fine enough to make the connection. If it is not so then, you should contact your internet service provider to resolve the issue for you. Once the issue is resolved then you can go to the 2nd step.
2. Go to the “Settings” Options on your Fire Stick, and choose the option.
3. Now, in the next step, choose the network option, and the Fire Stick will start to detect the network automatically.
4. If the network is not being detected then you should try re-scanning, or you should restart the device.
5. Once your WiFi network is shown, you should confirm the connection, and enter the password.
6. Once done, Your Fire Stick will soon be connected to the internet or the WiFi.

Here you can use your Phone WiFi or the WiFi router.

I hope that now, you may have better understand how to connect Firestick to the WiFi. How easy it is to do so. Now next, we are going to see:-

How to connect Fire Stick to the WiFi router?

To connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi Router what you need to do first, is to configure the WiFi router. Once the router is configured, you may step forward to the next levels.

To configure the Wireless router you just need to follow the steps as mentioned below.

1. First of all, using the best browser, open the default IP address assigned to your router. Here you can read the manuals that you should surely read.
2. Now you have to set the computer IP accordingly so that you can access and configure the wireless router.
3. Now you need to login into the Router management page, for which you need to have some credentials that you can get from the manuals that you are provided.
4. Now you have the three general router settings that you have to configure. 1. WAN, 2. LAN, 3. DHCP.
5. For WAN Settings, you need to go to the “Setup” tab, and you need to choose the “Basic Setup” Option where you have to mention the public IP address that is provided to you by your ISP.
6. For the LAN setting, you have the option of configuration on the same “Setup” page where you have to enter the IP address, Subnet mask, and the Router name, and then you have to confirm the submission.
7. You may need not to configure the DHCP because the process is automatic.
8. Now, pick the wireless tab, where you see the basic wireless setting.
9. Choose the Network mode assigned for you.
10. Choose the Network name or the SSID, assigned to you.
11. Choose the Channel option, and enable the SSID broadcast, and Save the settings.
12. Now you have to WiFi protected setup option, where you can either choose the WI-FI Protected Setup button on the client to join the wireless network or you can register the PIN for the customer to join the wireless network.
13. Now you need to set the Wireless network Authentication. Here you have different options to from, they are WPA2 personal, WPA personal, WPA2 Enterprise, WPA Enterprise, and the mixed mode. You must always remember that you can only use the “Enterprise” authentication if and only you have set up the RADIUS Server, otherwise not.

I think that now, you can configure your Wireless router easily. So it’s time to see now, the method to connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi router.

Fire Stick wont connect to network

If you don’t know how to troubleshoot Fire Stick remote issue, and if your Fire Stick remote not working then you should read these two blogs How to reset Fire Stick and what to do to avoid the “Fire Stick won’t connect to WiFi” issue.

Method to Connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi router.

If you want to connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi router, then you just need to follow the steps as mentioned below.

• In the very first step, you need to make sure that the WiFi router devices you are using have enough networks to make the WiFi connection with the Fire Stick, and also your WiFi router device is working fine enough to make the connection. If it is not so then, you should contact your internet service provider to resolve the issue for you. Once the issue is resolved then you can go to the 2nd step.
• Go to the “Settings” Options on your Fire Stick, and choose the option.
• Now, in the next step, choose the network option, and the Fire Stick will start to detect the network automatically.
• If the network is not being detected then you should try re-scanning, or you should restart the device.
• Once your WiFi network is shown, you should confirm the connection, and enter the password.
• Once done, Your Fire Stick will soon be connected to the internet or the WiFi.

Now, I guess you my friends may have understood the way to connect the Fire Stick to the WiFi using the WiFi router. So, now it’s time to see

How to connect the Amazon Fire Stick to the internet with the help of Ethernet

And you will realize how easy it is to connect the Firestick to the internet with the help of the Ethernet. The Ethernet connection is faster and secure when compared to others.

1. First, you need the compatible USB Ethernet adapter.
2. Now connect the USB Ethernet adapter to a Compatible OTG cable.
3. Now, you have to make a connection between the Wired Ethernet cable, and the USB Ethernet adapter.
4. Now, you have to connect the OTG cable to the Fire TV Stick, and then to the power.
5. Enable the OTG support on your Fire Stick, and you have just done the job. The Fire Stick will automatically detect everything, and switch to the wired connection.

If you want to verify the connection, then you can do so, by following the steps mentioned below.

1. Go to the “Settings” option.
2. Now, go to the “System” option.
3. Now, Choose the network option, and you can see your connection details there.

If you got that your Fire Stick has still not connected to the ethernet then you can use this alternative method that I have mentioned below.

1. Connect your Fire Stick, and the OTG Cable, and switch the power.
2. Use the ADB to connect the Fire Stick.
3. Use the Command “adb shell” to get entry to the ADB Shell.
4. Now, using the “su” command, enter the root.
5. Now you have to enable the OTG support by using the command “echo 1 > /sys/devices/platform/bcmpmu_otg_xceiv/host”.
6. Now connect the USB Ethernet Adapter to the OTG cable, but not to the Ethernet cable right now.
7. Now finally connect the Ethernet cable to USB Ethernet adapter.
8. Now the Fire Stick will automatically get switched to the “Wired Ethernet connection” that you can easily verify by going to the “Settings” option, then choosing the “System” option, and then visiting the “Network” option, where you can see your network listed.

I hope that by now, you may have a better understanding of How to connect Fire Stick to the internet using the Ethernet, and how so easy it is, just like a kid’s game. I personally prefer to use the Wired Internet connection to connect the Fire Stick to the Internet.

If neither of the solutions provided to you here, do the work for you then you may contact the customer care executive to help you to connect the internet connection to the Fire Stick. They are always ready to help you as much as they can.

Finally, I Hope that you may have got to know the answer to these three tricky questions.

1. How to connect Fire Stick to the WiFi?
2. How to connect Fire Stick to the WiFi router?
3. How to connect Fire Stick to the Ethernet?

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