Why does Mac Mini Server refuse to accept my Airport WPA password?

I've several Macs all able to access my ADSL net connection with no problems. However I am trying to configure a Mac Mini Server to do so but it keeps asking for the WPA password which I've correctly entered.
Any clues for a solution please?
Thanks
Peter

try again. delete the account, and start from scratch. pay real close attention to the password entry, including capitals and any special characters.
At one point i got real frustrated with that same issue. to this day I do not know what the issue was. but i ended up going into my google account from a pc, and changing the password to a new one, then readded the gmail account to the pad and all was well. (you then need to updaye any other devices using the same g mail account)

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