Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2021 19:57 Post subject: [SOLVED] WPA3 on the EA8500, does it work?
I'm not as involved with dd-wrt as I once was but that being said I was experimenting with my last EA8500 and noticed it has WPA3 option. Does WPA3 work? I tried it a couple times with the following settings, WPA3 Personal /SAE & CCMP-128(AES) and no go. If it works on dd-wrt what setting I'm I missing? My laptops wireless network adapters supports WPA3, I have a Unif U6 LR (WiFi-6 Long-range) and no problems with WPA3. Thanks in advance
Last edited by 05dyna on Fri Dec 10, 2021 21:20; edited 1 time in total
I don't have an EA8500 but a technically very similar R7800.
WPA3 works for me
- but I tested it only with the Linux PC (all my WLAN adapters can connect(QCA9984,Intel 8265)
Pure WPA3 Personal / SAE mode with CCMP-128 (AES)
no mixed mode
This is quite annoying to test with many clients you have to delete the known WLAN and re-enter the password because you can not change the encryption type in the menu (eg android)
@ ho1Aetoo Thanks for the reply back and your help a few months ago with the dd-wrt & Pihole config. I deleted the SSID yesterday after enabling WPA3 on dd-wrt and still no go. I’m using Win10 so technically its “Forget” to remove WiFi connection. Here’s a few screen shots, one is the dd-wrt Wi-Fi Security I thought would or should work.
The other two images are my laptop Wi-Fi adapters properties, one is connected to a Wifi5 SSID and the other is connected to my Wifi6 SSID. The WiFi5 is set to both WPA2 & WPA3 and the WiFi6 is straight WPA3 as you say. I have a third SSID (not shown) that is the 2.4ghz band which is WPA2 only for older clients
Not sure about that, I’m running two old ageing laptops. Running Win10 on both and no issues with WPA3 with Ubiquiti U6 LR Access Point, it appears the EA8500 is the problem. I had the EA8500 stored, I took the EA8500 out of storage and reset it and flashed with current build and no love for WPA3. If I get some time later maybe I’ll try a couple of the older builds.
For those that haven't seen it here’s the Win10 message what you receive when it connects to WPA3 for the first time
Edit/Update: What I didn’t try yesterday and should have done before posting was the 2.4ghz band. WPA3 does work with the 2.4 band but still no luck with the 5ghz band. That’s the latest, will test the 5ghz band more later. I rolled back to r47495.
Have you tested both the dd-wrt and vanilla driver?
on Day 1 of the testing for the 5ghz I didn't but I did yesterday when I wised up and thoguht it would be a good idea to test the 2.4 band as well. So as of this posting the 2.4 band is working with WPA3 and the 5ghz is not. unless I'm missing something vanilla or dd-wt isn't making any difference on the 5ghz band
egc wrote:
Just tested an a freshly update EA8500 to 47822, WPA3/SAE - CCMP-128(AES)
Laptop with intel AX200 running windows 10 21H1 (so not the latest) connected to 2.4 GHz without a problem and yes I checked connected with WPA3
And yes of course running VANILLA (the sensible choice (do not tell that to BS )
Also running 21H1 here, I believe that is the latest and Win11 is next up but my laptops don't meet the upgrade requirements so will remain on Win10 which is fine with me.
You said you could connect to the 2.4band with WPA3 but you didn't say anything about the 5GHz band? That's what I'm seeing currently. I omitted the 2.4 test originally but went back yesterday and found the 2.4 band works without issues which is why I went back to do the edit on previous post. Will test the 5ghz again later today but not much else left to change so the 5ghz isn't looking good right now.
@egc –still no luck here getting connected with the 5ghz. Granted you may be connected on the 5ghz but your only connecting at 173/173 Mbps. If that’s the best you could get out of it, that can't be good. The dd-wrt 2.4ghz test ssid I have working is connecting at 144/144 Mpbs but it and takes 32 seconds reconnect, I’d put a stopwatch to check the actual delay time. My Unifi access point reconnects on the fly in 3 - 5 seconds with regardless if its Wifi5, Wifi6, WPA2 or WPA3. As noted above I have the AC-9260 (Wifi5) wireless adapter in one system and the newer Wifi 6 AX200 adapter in the other
@egc - that’s encouraging, I’ll give it another try. Thanks for testing
Update: Here’s the latest, I got the 5ghz working by adding WPA2. Without it(WPA2) WPA3 don’t work. BTW it connected quickly. I didn’t run iperf either but did a speedtest and no problem maxing out my isp connection. I’ll have to work on that 650/650 link speed but better than yesterday
Update #2: I went back and added WPA2 to the 2.4 security and now connecting faster. Running r47822, so my case it don't look like I could use straight WPA3 for the 5ghz band
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