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Orbi WPA3 protocol
Looking to purchase an Orbi system in 2018. When will the Orbi use the new WPA3 wifi protocol ?
You'll need to contact the wifi certification org and the chipset mfrs to see if there is any more info on WPA3 progress. They are at the root and will have more info than the end product Mfrs will. I was told that it starts with the chipset Mfrs and there support. Broadcom, Intel, Ra-Link, etc. hold the chips.
To be clear, the links I posted are from the wifi certification org and the linked PDF shows the certification of Qualcomm's (a chipset manufacture) erference design based upon the IPQ8065 and Wi-Fi componet QCA9984/5. As I recall, from a 2016 press release, Netgear selected Qualcomm to colaborate with on the Orbi. A quick google seems to confirm Orbi RBR50 & RBS50 uses Qualcomm's IPQ4019, the same as Velope. Hopefully Netgear is ahead of the game and can quickly determine if Orbi will support WPA3. Suave buyers will consider a support plan for the same in choosing their solutions.
Good Luck.
I don't need luck. Either Netgear will be able to enhance the firmware in Orbi to accomodate these new things or they will not. I am already a consumer of Orbi - an having recently aquired I am more apt to IPSEC my network than I am to buy another solution for my home soon. However, if Netgear wishes to remain competitive and on my list of recommendations to colleagues, friends, and family - they will need a support statement regarding it.
You are giving them way too much credit. They don't even have the orbi operating correctly now with soooooooo many things including QOS, wired backhaul, etc. Proper selection of the right device and band when connecting to wifi. Let's have them get this stuff fixed first or I can guarantee even if wpa3 is in Beta, it won't work. While Netgear has top notch hardware and generally I've loved their products, the firmware on this product is either written by total idiots, or they just don't care. And when it comes to tech support, if you are outside your purchase window, forget it unless you pay hundreds more for something you already paid hundredds for to begin with and they still won't fix it.
None of the consumer router manufacturers have issued any statements on this. None of the laptops or mobile devices you can buy today support WPA3.
https://www.howtogeek.com/339765/what-is-wpa3-and-when-will-i-get-it-on-my-wi-fi/
The Wi-FI Alliance hasn’t announced anything about existing devices receiving WPA3 support yet, but we don’t expect that many devices will receive software or firmware updates to support WPA3. Device manufacturers could theoretically create software updates that add these features to existing routers and other Wi-Fi devices, but they’d have to go through the trouble of applying for and receiving WPA3 certification for their existing hardware before rolling out the update. Most manufacturers will likely spend their resources on developing new hardware devices instead.
Even when you get a WPA3-enabled router, you’ll need WPA3-compatible client devices—your laptop, phone, and anything else that connects to Wi-Fi—to fully take advantage of these new features. The good news is that the same router can accept both WPA2 and WPA3 connections at the same time. Even when WPA3 is widespread, expect a long transition period where some devices are connecting to your router with WPA2 and others are connecting with WPA3.
