The iPad Pro 11 inch with the M4 chip supports Wi-Fi 6E, so it is capable of fast, stable connections, and when it drops off Wi-Fi, shows no internet or crawls, the cause is nearly always the router, a setting on the iPad or a software glitch, not the radio. First find out whether the problem is the iPad or the network: connect a phone to the same Wi-Fi, and try the iPad on a phone's hotspot. If the iPad works on the hotspot, leave it alone and look at the router.
The checks in more detail
If it fails on both, restart it by pressing Volume Up, Volume Down and holding the top button, then in Settings, Wi-Fi, tap the information button beside the network and choose Forget This Network, and join again with the password. Turn Airplane mode on and off. Check the iPad's own settings. In the same information screen, look at Private Wi-Fi Address: it is on by default and gives the iPad a different address on each network, which some routers with MAC filters or parental controls do not like, so turn it off for your home network as a test.
Check that Low Data Mode is not on, and that the DNS setting is automatic. A VPN or a content blocker can break connections, so turn it off to test. Make sure the iPad is not set to Auto-Join off for the network. The router matters. Wi-Fi 6E uses the 6 GHz band, which has a short range and does not pass through walls well, so an iPad far from the router will fall back to 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz; in a large home a mesh node closer to the iPad helps.
A router with a combined network name may steer the iPad badly, so try a separate name for 5 GHz. Restart the router, update its firmware and choose a clear channel. If only one app is slow, the app is the cause. Update iPadOS, and, if nothing works, reset the network settings under Settings, General, Transfer or Reset iPad, Reset, Reset Network Settings, which clears saved networks and VPN settings. Contact Apple if the iPad finds no networks at all.
Differential
Likely causes of “Apple iPad Pro 11-inch will not connect to Wi-Fi or keeps disconnecting”, and how to tell them apart
- 1
A stale saved network
What separates it The iPad will not rejoin
How to confirm Forget the network and join again
- 2
Private Wi-Fi Address and router filters
What separates it Connected but blocked
How to confirm Turn it off for the home network as a test
- 3
A distant router and the short 6 GHz range
What separates it Slow or dropping Wi-Fi
How to confirm Add a node closer or use 5 GHz
- 4
A VPN or blocker
What separates it No internet although connected
How to confirm Turn it off to test
- 5
Old iPadOS
What separates it A known Wi-Fi bug
How to confirm Update iPadOS
Before you touch a setting
Record this first — changing settings destroys the evidence
- Whether a phone works on the same network
- Whether the hotspot works
- The Private Wi-Fi Address setting
- The band and distance
Try in this order
0 of 6 completedTest with a phone and a hotspot
ReversibleTo separate iPad and network.
Forget and rejoin
ReversibleThe network.
Turn off Private Wi-Fi Address
ReversibleFor home, as a test.
Move closer or add a node
ReversibleIn large homes.
Update iPadOS
ReversibleIn Software Update.
Reset network settings
ReversibleAs a last step.
Model-specific
What is true of this model and not of its siblings
- Wi-Fi 6E
- Fast but short range at 6 GHz.
- Private address
- Some routers dislike it.
Stop boundary
When this stops being a self-service repair
- !If no networks are found after a reset, contact Apple with the serial number
- !If only one app fails, contact that app
- !Back up before a reset
Evidence ledger
Sources behind this answer
Exact questions
Common questions
Does the iPad Pro have Wi-Fi 6E?+
Yes.
Why is it slow far from the router?+
The 6 GHz band has short range.
What is Private Wi-Fi Address?+
A setting that changes the iPad's address per network.
Will a network reset erase my data?+
No, only network settings.