NWA210AX: possible to select WPA3 security only?

tgl · January 2023

I find that my NWA210AX allows WPA2 clients to connect, even though I have Security Mode set to "wpa3" in the active security profile. I gather this is because of the Transition Mode checkbox, which is enabled and grayed out so that I can't change it. How can I configure it to allow WPA3 only?

Zyxel_Judy · January 2023

Hi @tgl,

You’re right. WPA3 with a “Transition mode” is provided to let non-support devices connect to SSID in WPA2-Personal. The “Transition mode” is enabled and grayed out as default.

In case you just want to the WPA3-supported clients connect to the SSID, you can use the CLI as below, SSID with SECURITY4 as example.

Router> enable

Router# configure terminal

Router(config)# wlan-security-profile SECURITY4

Router(config-wlan-security SECURITY4)# no transition-mode

Router(config-wlan-security SECURITY4)# exit

Verification: A WPA3 non-supported laptop can’t connect to the SSID with security as WPA3 and no transition mode.

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Zyxel_Judy · January 2023