Wifi Roaming doesn't work seamlessly when WPA2/WPA3 mode is enabled on RE450 V4
So, there was a firmware update two weeks ago for RE450 V4 to support WPA3 encryption.
My router is an AX10 that supports OneMesh.
Prior to the update, i had WPA2 enabled and seamless roaming was working fine between the router and extender.
After the update, i switched to WPA2/WPA3 mode, and now wifi roaming isn't as seamless as before, like when moving from router to extender, my device keeps connecting to the router even though it supports WPA3.
I don't know what is the source of the problem.
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Hello @ramzik99
Basically, whether to do Wifi roaming or when is a behavior of the Wifi network client device itself, please check QA here that could help explain the situation:
You could also test a different mobile network in Wi-Fi roaming, like IOS mobile device which could do better in Wifi roaming.
To see if it is related to WPA3, you could set router to WPA/WPA2-AES encryption, factory reset the extender and reinstall it, when router use WPA2 encryption, could the network device do Wi-Fi roaming like before? If still the same, Can I know what the model device that is inclined to connect to Wifi of router?
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Hello @ramzik99
Thank you for the reply, glad to may I know what mobile device did you test, and it's Android or IOS version?
To see if it related to certain network client behavior, you could also test a different device, like an IOS device if you got one.
Make sure OneMesh & Smart Connect are Enabled.
If still the same, to look into that further, can you help you record the videos of roaming when use WPA2/ WPA3 separately on router when walk from place A to place B (same locations), and share the photos of security settings on router at that time, thank you.
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@Solla-topee it seams that all new devices that support WPA3 went through the same issue, they don't roam seamlessly between the router and client.
i am now using WPA2 only mode which works well
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Hello @ramzik99
Thank you for doing more test. To see what happened clearly, can you help take the videos showing the Wi-Fi roaming status? For example, when router is on WPA2, test roaming from Locate A to Location B and help take a video; Then set to WPA3 do the same test and help get the video.
It is recommended to also test a different mobile device like IOS device if you got one.
May I know the model of mobile device that you have tested and its OS? And can you share the photo of router security settings and router firmware. Thank you.
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