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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.
The IOT WiFi network on the 960 series supports WPA2 and WPA2-Personal. It actually does not even support WPA3.
Would really like to know which printer this is.
I currently have the HP Officejet Pro 8630e...Works fine, haven't seen any need to upgrade it yet?
Thanks. Excellent printer. Just wanted to see if you are ready to mark this conversation "Solved".
When you do investigate alternatives to the Xfinity WiFi router, I am confident that this printer will work with any Netgear WiFi router and with the WiFi routers from every major manufacturer.
- If the fix is to setup a IOT said then I am ready to have it marked resolved. If that is not the resolution then I must keep looking as I must have WPA2 security in order to connect…..thanks