NETGEAR WAX630 Access Point Firmware 9.5.1.20

New Features and Enhancements:

- Dynamic VLAN feature support.
- Broadcast enhancement feature support.
- Support for location-level client isolation now includes an allowlist that's available in standalone management mode.
- Enhanced Open and OWE transition mode authentication is now available during day-zero setup.

Bug Fixes:

- High channel usage observed on 2.4Ghz radio.
- Broadcast/Multicast Rate Limiting feature doesn't work.
- Access point creates a network loop if it fails to get an IP address from the DHCP server after starting up.
- WiFi clients are not able to reach the Internet after enabling the client Isolation with a non-default profile VLAN.
- Clients cannot connect to the Internet if they are connected to the SSID with URL Tracking enabled on a non-default VLAN.
- Clients cannot connect to the Internet if they are connected to the SSID with both the Client Isolation and URL Filtering features enabled on a non-management VLAN.
- The client isolation allowlist isn't cleared when the SSID is deleted or the VLAN changes.
- WiFi clients are not able to reach the Internet after enabling client isolation if the SSID profile VLAN ID is more than two digits.
- The client VLAN ID is shown incorrectly on the Monitoring > Connected Clients page if the profile VLAN ID contains only four digits.
- The SSID can be seen by WiFi clients even when the broadcast SSID setting is disabled.
- SNMP stops working if the read/write community name is changed.
- AP UI access is lost when an untagged VLAN is configured as an SSID profile VLAN.
- Various performance enhancements and bug fixes.
- Insight only:
- Interoperability issues in OKC/802.11r-based roaming with other NETGEAR Insight managed access points (WAC505/WAC510/WAC540/WAC564).

Security Fixes:

- Fixes security vulnerabilities.

Known Issues:

- iOS devices with specific iOS versions might fail to connect to a WPA3 enterprise SSID. Workaround: Upgrade the device to the latest iOS version.
- Some clients might not display an auto pop-up while connecting to a guest SSID, or there might be a delay before the splash page displays. Workaround: Use a web browser to access the Internet.
- An Intel Wireless AC 9560 client on the Windows 10 operating system can fail to connect when both PMF and 802.11r are enabled on the SSID. Workaround: Disable PMF configuration.
- aplogin.com and aplogin.net might not redirect to the login page on some Android clients with specific Chrome browser versions. Workaround: Enter the access point's IP address to access the login page.
- Data path and client connectivity issues may be observed when the access point is operating on a DFS channel where the channel width is set to 80MHz. Workaround: Change the channel width to 40MHz.
- Some old generation iOS devices with iOS version 14.4.2 and above might fail to connect to a WPA3 personal SSID. Workaround: Change the SSID security to WPA3/WPA2 Personal.
- MAC ACL does not work as expected when MAC Randomization is enabled for the wireless clients.Workaround: Disable MAC Randomization on the clients.
- Client connectivity and throughput-related interoperability issues can occur with certain Windows, Android, and iOS client OS versions 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 feature is enabled. Workaround: Disable this feature if client interoperability issues are observed.
- Some special characters are not supported in Instant Captive Portal SSIDs. Workaround: We recommend against using special characters in the SSID name.

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.