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I have my internet service with xfinity using the FXI modem/router with the gigabit plan. I am having problems with whole home coverage thus am considering the Orbi 860 or above. However, before i sp...
A separate IoT WiFi network is not a requirement. As the screen shot in message 8 above illustrates, the Orbi 860 product supports WPA2 authentication on the primary and guest WiFi networks, as does every other Orbi router I have found. (As does every Xfinity WiFi router as the screen shot in message 16 shows.)
For the vast majority of us, WPA3 authentication is a distraction with no practical value. 99.9% of the devices we already own are not compatible with WPA3, so making WPA3 the only authentication protocol would immediately block them all from connecting. Thus, newer systems now support either only WPA2 or a combination WPA2/WPA3. This allows that one new device to be "more secure" (HA) when it could just as easily connect with WPA2 and be done with it.
Thanks for the response. I understand that but I have contacted every printer manufacturer I know and none support wpa3 and I can't find any that support the mixed wpa2/wpa3 personal thus that is why I can't even untilize what the fxi offers. I have never used a wired printer at home or work, is this just something about the new routers that they want to force the printer manufactures to support wpa?
Printer manufaturers please feel free to step up and promote your product if it will support wpa3 for I am sure the millions of people out their that print wirelessly would love to take a look at your product.