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san_5678
Aspirant
Aug 06, 2021
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6 Ghz wifi band

Hi,

     I recently purchased Orbi (RBR750) Mesh router. When I configured the WiFi settings, I come to know that the 6ghz band is only available for wpa3 mode. Does it mean that I can connect my devices to wifi 6 (AX) only if I choose wpa3-personal? Unfortunately, I have many devices that doesn't support wpa3 mode. So, with a lack of wpa2/wpa3 mixed mode, am I stuck with wifi 5 (AC)?

please help.

 

Thanks,

San

3 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Aug 06, 2021

    6Ghz is not supported on Orbi AX systems. Will never be as WiFi 6E and 6Ghz is all new hardware specifcations. 

    If you don't have WPA3 supporting devices, you'll need to keep WPA2 enabled for compatibility. 

    • san_5678's avatar
      san_5678
      Aspirant
      Aug 06, 2021
      Thanks. With WPA2 and 5ghz band, can I still able to connect to 802.11 AX?
      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru
        Aug 06, 2021

        Yes. AX  and WPA2 mode is supporting 5Ghz.