Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3

Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3

Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3
Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3
2025-01-17 22:12:43
Model: Deco XE5300  
Hardware Version:
Firmware Version: 1.2.14 Build 20241015 Rel. 45922

I have an older iPad that I am attempting to add to my Wi-Fi network.  It is unable to connect to the network configured with mixed WPA2/WPA3, however I found as a work-around that if I enable the IOT network for just WPA2 it connect to that just fine.  Is this perhaps a flaw in the firmware, or expected behavior?

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Re:Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3
2025-01-18 07:56:59

  @ArthritisEye We have an iPad Air 2 which I personally replaced the battery, which needs WPA2 as it doesn't work with WPA3.  I have not had issues with WPA2/WPA3 on many different routers but  I do not have the same model as you.

 

Can you verify it has the latest firmware for it's specific Version #?

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Re:Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3
2025-01-18 14:47:34

  @jzchen - yes, confirmed. The latest firmware is installed.

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Re:Older Devices Can't Connect to Mixed Wi-Fi with WPA2/WPA3
2025-01-20 14:50:20

  @ArthritisEye 

It is probably a flaw in the old iPad.  It is apparently not prepared to correctly react to the availability of WPA2/WPA3.

 

 

This is one of the reason of the presence of the IOT network: allowing to use a different setup for some devices.

 

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