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mxbndr · 08-28-2025, 01:18 PM

My grandfather has a Kobo H20, and lives thousands of miles away. I set up the device for him when we were together. He made the mistake of contacting Kobo support, and they made him do a factory reset. He doesn't see well (hence the e-reader with big fonts), so he sent me the device to set up again.

However, I can't add his WiFi network. I have the credentials, but Kobo won't add a network that doesn't exist, even via the Add flow.

Is there a config file that stores WiFi credentials where I can manually add his network, so that it connects when he boots up upon receiving the device?

I'm wondering if another alternative is to recreate his network on my own, add it normally, and then hope it works on his end, but I'd rather update a file if it's easy.

08-28-2025, 01:18 PM	#1
mxbndr Grateful Plebe Posts: 40 Karma: 13638 Join Date: Dec 2012 Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Libra H2O	Add WiFi network that doesn't exist yet? My grandfather has a Kobo H20, and lives thousands of miles away. I set up the device for him when we were together. He made the mistake of contacting Kobo support, and they made him do a factory reset. He doesn't see well (hence the e-reader with big fonts), so he sent me the device to set up again. However, I can't add his WiFi network. I have the credentials, but Kobo won't add a network that doesn't exist, even via the Add flow. Is there a config file that stores WiFi credentials where I can manually add his network, so that it connects when he boots up upon receiving the device? I'm wondering if another alternative is to recreate his network on my own, add it normally, and then hope it works on his end, but I'd rather update a file if it's easy.