When will 6 GHz Band & Microsegments be supported?

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Dave

• January 02, 2025 21:18

I was reading "Microsegment Using SSID + Personal Key" where it stated the following:

"Note: Microsegmentation with personal keys is only supported on networks with WPA2 or WPA/WPA2 security settings. The 6 GHz band is not available if microsegments are enabled."

When will this be supported? Will it ever be supported? (Is it technically feasible).

Thanks,

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  Firewalla

  • January 02, 2025 21:54

  Wpa3 and ppsk is Unknown at the moment, much the work is related to how Qualcomm drivers work. Will have more info after we launch the ap7

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  Steven

  • January 12, 2025 00:49

  For clarification - it appears that PPSK+WPA2 Support (Personal Key) is on for 2.4GHz and 5 GHz channels.

  Two questions;

  1. Is WPA3 supported and if so what bands is it supported on?

  2. For 6GHz, what authentication method is recommended for client connection?

  Is there a KB article on best practices on which auth. method to setup and configure per band based on client requirements?

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  Firewalla

  • January 12, 2025 17:59

  1. WPA3 is supported on all bands. You can use SSID + password with WPA3 and point to a group; you can use micro-segmentation that way. (Only the PPSK part is not supported by WAP3, SSID to group or SSID to VLAN still work perfectly with WPA3)

  2. You need WPA3 for 6ghz.  (so either WPA2/3 or WPA3 will work)

  See this article for some quick examples https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/36297022580499-Firewalla-Tutorial-Microsegmentation-and-Segmentation-with-AP7

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