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Re: RBR850 / RBS850 WiFi WPA-3 and 6Ghz
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While configuring my WiFi security on my new Orbi mesh system I realized I cannot set my security method to WPA-3-Personal due to some of my devices not supporting it and thus not connecting. I am curious though because at the bottom of the config page it says "Note: 6GHz WiFi supports only WPA3 encryption" Does my system support WiFi 6GHz? I'm confused since I thought it was a 6E capability. Can someone explain to me the meaning of that Note? I believe I read somewhere the satellite communicates with the router on it's own secure/islolated backhaul frequency, however the satellite shows connected to the router on the 5GHz frequency. It there a relationship here?
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Orbi AX is WiFI6 only, not 6E. It supports WPA3 single mode only. There is not mixed WPA2/WPA3 modes. There were problems found with mixed mode. Also WPA3 has been compromised. So keep to WPA2 and AES for now.
@wRiNkLe_sTiCk wrote:While configuring my WiFi security on my new Orbi mesh system I realized I cannot set my security method to WPA-3-Personal due to some of my devices not supporting it and thus not connecting. I am curious though because at the bottom of the config page it says "Note: 6GHz WiFi supports only WPA3 encryption" Does my system support WiFi 6GHz? I'm confused since I thought it was a 6E capability. Can someone explain to me the meaning of that Note? I believe I read somewhere the satellite communicates with the router on it's own secure/islolated backhaul frequency, however the satellite shows connected to the router on the 5GHz frequency. It there a relationship here?
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Re: RBR850 / RBS850 WiFi WPA-3 and 6Ghz
I'm betting its an app error in preparation for 6E. The only 6E router netgear currently makes is the RAXE500 and it hasn't even been released yet.
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Orbi AX is WiFI6 only, not 6E. It supports WPA3 single mode only. There is not mixed WPA2/WPA3 modes. There were problems found with mixed mode. Also WPA3 has been compromised. So keep to WPA2 and AES for now.
@wRiNkLe_sTiCk wrote:While configuring my WiFi security on my new Orbi mesh system I realized I cannot set my security method to WPA-3-Personal due to some of my devices not supporting it and thus not connecting. I am curious though because at the bottom of the config page it says "Note: 6GHz WiFi supports only WPA3 encryption" Does my system support WiFi 6GHz? I'm confused since I thought it was a 6E capability. Can someone explain to me the meaning of that Note? I believe I read somewhere the satellite communicates with the router on it's own secure/islolated backhaul frequency, however the satellite shows connected to the router on the 5GHz frequency. It there a relationship here?
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