Unable to connect to home wi-fi network after iPhone restores an old backup

For some reason when I recently connected my iPhone to iTunes, it restored an old backup from a few days earlier. Since then, I can no longer connect to wi-fi networks I previously connected to regularly, like my home and office networks. I have tried resetting network settings, rebooting the phone, forgetting the networks, etc. Nothing seems to work. I have no idea what else to do.
If anyone else is having this specific problem, please help me out.

The restore process don't restore the Wireless networks that you used to use... this is a security measure.

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