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Add support for WPA3 SAE Transition Mode to Orbi product lines that already support WPA3.
https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/Security_Considerations_20210511.pdf
“… WPA3-Personal Transition Mode supports both WPA3-Personal and WPA2-Personal authentication on the same BSS with the same SSID, using the same password. This was done for ease-of-use and because it is not possible to make valid assumptions about user experience across diverse device types, or the security awareness of users, that would ensure a smooth rollout…”
https://www.wi-fi.org/download.php?file=/sites/default/files/private/Security_Considerations_20210511.pdf
“… WPA3-Personal Transition Mode supports both WPA3-Personal and WPA2-Personal authentication on the same BSS with the same SSID, using the same password. This was done for ease-of-use and because it is not possible to make valid assumptions about user experience across diverse device types, or the security awareness of users, that would ensure a smooth rollout…”
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There are so many legacy devices that do not have WPA3 that requiring WPA3 to enable WiFi 6 makes the feature unusable. A mixed mode WPA2/WPA3 security has to be offered as software/firmware update. I bought my Orbi753 because it offered WiFi6 and I can't use the feature.