NETGEAR WAX610Y Access Point Firmware 9.3.0.6

New Features and Enhancements:

- Supports Dynamic VLAN configuration in standalone and Insight mode.
- WAX610 supports the China wireless region.
- Supports enhanced Open and OWE transition mode in day-zero mode.
- Supports location wide client isolation allowed list feature in Hybrid Management Mode (HMM).

Security Fixes:

- Fixes security vulnerabilities.

Bug Fixes:

- Fixes the issue where the AP displays a “Disconnected to Internet” message in the local UI, but it is still able to be managed by Insight if google.com is blocked.
- Fixes the issue where the DHCP broadcasts are dropped by the AP when broadcast/multicast rate limit is enabled.
- Fixes the issue where the device OS types do not display correctly on connected client page.
- Fixes the issue where the reboot alarm does not display correctly.
- Fixes the issue where the local UI sometimes cannot be accessed.
- Fixes the issue here the radio and channel on the 2.4 GHz SSID is broadcasted when the 2.4 GHz radio band is disabled at the device level configurations from Insight.
- Removed Albania, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Monaco, Russia, Ukraine, United States, and Japan from the country/region menu for the European SKU.
- Fixes the issue where clients cannot connect to the Internet if they are connected to the SSID with both Client Isolation and URL Filtering enabled on a non-management VLAN.

Known Issues:

- Connected clients might not get Internet connectivity when client isolation is enabled and any of the configured profile VLAN ID is greater than three digits. Workaround: Editing any of the VAP settings on Insight after onboarding resolves the issue.
- OWE transition in Day Zero mode will not reflect in Day One mode. Workaround: Reconfigure OWE transition on the day one page.
- Clients are not getting Internet when Client isolation is enabled with different VLANs where DHCP service is improper. Workaround: Configure proper DHCP service for the VLANs.
- MAC ACL feature does not work as expected when MAC randomization is enabled for wireless clients. Workaround: Disable MAC randomization on the clients.
- 802.11r based Fast Roaming fails for Samsung Galaxy S10 clients when connected to a WPA2-Enterprise SSID when Protected Management Frames (PMF) is enabled. Workaround: Disable PMF.
- Instant Captive Portal feature does not work for clients connected to a OWE SSID on a newly onboarded access point. Workaround: Reapply the Captive Portal configuration from Insight.
- Issues in Insight Instant Mesh WiFi can cause the access point to operate on a non-optimal channel. Workaround: Configure the access point to use a static channel.
- Client connectivity and throughput-related interoperability issues can occur with certain Windows, Android, and iOS client OS versions, or when WPA3/WPA2 mixed mode security is enabled on the SSID. Workaround: Upgrade to the latest available Windows/Android/iOS OS version, and update the WiFi client to the latest driver.
- Interoperability issues can occur with certain clients when Band Steering is enabled. Workaround: Disable this feature if client interoperability issues are observed.
- Some clients might not show the pop-up login screen when connected to the Instant Captive Portal SSID. Workaround: Launch a web browser and enter the URL for the captive portal authentication page into the browser's address field. For example, open any http website such as homepage
- Some special characters are not supported in Instant Captive Portal SSIDs. Workaround: We recommend against using special characters in the SSID name.
- When using the Facebook Wi-Fi feature, some iOS devices and Android devices might not display the Facebook Authentication page automatically. Workaround: The user can launch a web browser to display the Facebook Authentication page.
- After updating to a newer firmware version, the web UI may not show the latest changes. Workaround: Clear the web browser cache.
- WPA3 personal/WPA3 enterprise does not work with iPad mini. Workaround: Configure the security as WPA3 Personal Mixed (WPA3+WPA2) Security.

About Access Point Firmware:

If you update the Access Point (AP) firmware, your device can benefit from changes that fix multiple issues encountered by wireless clients, correct different user interface problems, add various functionalities, and include support for newly developed protocols.

Before performing this task, we recommend that you read and understand all the installation steps, because there are many AP models and manufacturers available. Each producer strives to make the procedure as simple as possible, but there are cases when it's anything but that.

It is also advisable that you apply a new access point firmware in a steady power environment (UPS unit will satisfy this need), using an Ethernet cable rather than a wireless connection. The latter can be easily interrupted.

With this in mind, if you wish to apply this version, click the download button and install the package on your access point. Remember to check back with our website as often as possible so that you don't miss a single new release.

  It is highly recommended to always use the most recent driver version available.

Try to set a system restore point before installing a device driver. This will help if you installed an incorrect or mismatched driver. Problems can arise when your hardware device is too old or not supported any longer.