WAX610 – 802.1X Supplicant on Wired Uplink Port – Feature Availability

Hello NETGEAR Support Team,

I am currently deploying a network infrastructure using several WAX610/WAX620 access points (firmware up to date) combined with a MS510TXPP managed switch.

As part of my security architecture, I would like to enable 802.1X port authentication on the switch ports connected to the access points, in order to prevent unauthorized access in the event an AP is physically removed and replaced by a rogue device.

This requires the WAX610 to act as an 802.1X supplicant on its wired uplink/LAN port — independently from the 802.1X authenticator role it already plays for wireless clients via RADIUS.

After reviewing the WAX610 user manual thoroughly, I could not find any mention of this capability on the wired port.

My questions are:

1. Does the WAX610 currently support 802.1X supplicant functionality on its wired uplink port?
2. If not, is this feature on the roadmap for a future firmware release?

This is a fairly standard enterprise security requirement, and I believe many customers deploying WAX610 in environments where physical security of the AP cannot be fully guaranteed would benefit from it.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Best regards