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pn23's avatar
pn23
Aspirant
Aug 02, 2021

WAC720 and WAC730 802.11r

Is there anyway to enable 802.11r/seamless roaming/fast transition on these access points?

 

The specification says that they are capable of it, but there is no setting in the GUI.

 

I have tried to configure this in the CLI but fast transition will not enable.

 

I have seen previous posts mentioning having to use Business Central - I may entertain this but have not yet found any way to create an account or subscribe - completely the opposite to Netgear Insight.

 

I do have an Insight Pro subscription and have tried to add a WAC720 there, but all that seemed to do was register it and it would not connect.

 

It does seem pretty poor to have a business product that is capable of adhering to an industry standard be crippled by not exposing this feature and preventing us from enabling it. Cheaper and inferior models of AP from other vendors allow this out of the box.

 

I have several sites using combinations of 720 and 730 APs in Ensemble mode and am close to ripping them out and replacing with something that actually can do what it says on the box.

6 Replies

  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User

    While the WAC720/730 are not intended for Insight, with BC being EoL we urgently need a way to enable 802.11r FT in ensemble mode RaghuHR  please. Similar, the Controller-only-feature LED off contrl is baldy missing, too. 

    • pn23's avatar
      pn23
      Aspirant
      Ah that explains why I couldn't find a way to sign up for BC then. I couldn't find anything to say it's gone EOL. I bought these APs less than a year ago so feeling like I've been stiffed over this.
      RaghuHR if the one cloud management system has been retired it does seem pretty poor to not be able to add them to the remaining one.
      • pn23's avatar
        pn23
        Aspirant

        RaghuHR We'd really appreciate an answer on this one please.

         

        Surely firmware could be released that enables these devices to communicate with Insight?

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