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pdegan2814
Oct 30, 2021Tutor
WPA3 not working on 6GHz in Windows 11
I would have put the Model in the appropriate field, but it wasn't available in the selection list. I have a Nighthawk AXE11000(RAXE500) router with firmware version V1.0.7.68_2.0.35, and four PCs w...
pdegan2814
Feb 23, 2022Tutor
That won't work for 6GHz, the only security options are OWE("Enahnced Open") or WPA3, WPA2 isn't allowed. WPA3 works just fine for me on the 5GHz band, it's just the 6GHz band where WPA3 isn't working for me. Even with the newest firmware for the RAXE500 and the latest drivers for the Intel AX210, it still isn't working.
Altsai
Feb 24, 2022NETGEAR Expert
pdegan2814 wrote:
That won't work for 6GHz, the only security options are OWE("Enahnced Open") or WPA3, WPA2 isn't allowed. WPA3 works just fine for me on the 5GHz band, it's just the 6GHz band where WPA3 isn't working for me. Even with the newest firmware for the RAXE500 and the latest drivers for the Intel AX210, it still isn't working.
>>> wifi 6E standard only allows OWE and WPA3-SAE H2E support at 6GHZ band so there is no option for WPA2 is correct for 6GHZ band.
If you can provide more details (e.g., did you use PSC channel?), I may help to fix your issue.