6GHz not working

[CMR]

I'm breaking this out as it has appeared as a comment in a number of other posts.

I don't seem to be able to get any SSIDs to broadcast on the 6GHz band on 30.6, 30.7, 31.1.3 and 31.1.4

I have a CW9166I and two CW9163Es, I'm not expecting to see it on the Es as that isn't legal in the UK, but the I thinks that it is broadcasting, but Samsung, Apple and Google devices that all support 6e don't see anything.

I have created a dedicated SSID with WPA3-SAE to test with and it is invisible...

I've logged a ticket, but wondered if anyone else had got the above config working?

[CMR · Accepted solution]

@jusvalen the AP was replaced, but due to 31.1.5 being released, the new one got trashed, a second RMA and going back to 31.1.4 fixed it, it is working as expected now, must just have been a faulty AP 😎

[jusvalen]

@CMR Those Channel 0 specs look like they're coming from the AP Neighbors page.
Just a quick heads-up that the Cisco Meraki AP Neighbors feature is currently in Early Access an is still being fine-tuned, so you might encounter a few bugs here and there.

I've seen the same bug and have added Feedback as well. Thanks for reporting it cmr!

In the meantime, correlate between there and the Wireless > RF Spectrum page and/or the AP's page and Radio Settings displayed.

Between these, you've got that 6GHz channel and width information.

[Thomas Obbekaer Thomsen]

So far I have only had the problem when creating a PSK/SAE transition mode SSID, 6Ghz does not show on those.

Dot1x transition mode SSIDs and "pure" WPA3 SSIDs it works as expected.

When I get back this weekend I can retry , re-verify because I also need to put up another CW91xx in my lab 🙂

[Abdulaziz Loonat]

I am having this issue as well, when set to WPA 3 Transition mode and only 6 Ghz selected, SSID is not broadcasted when 5 Ghz selected SSID broadcasts and I can connect to only 5 Ghz (my laptop does support 6 Ghz)

If I set it to WPA3 only and 6 Ghz only I can see the SSID broadcasted and can connect on 6 Ghz

[CMR]

@Abdulaziz Loonat I think that's intended, I've always seen that happen. Otherwise the older clients would see the 6GHz and that's not part of the standard.

On another note WPA3 transition is terrible and to be avoided unless you hate yourself!

[Abdulaziz Loonat]

done more testing, with WPA 3 only and same SSID selected my laptop which supports 6 Ghz connects to 6 Ghz another laptop around 3 years old that does not support 6 Ghz connects to 5 Ghz

[CMR]

That's what you should see. If you have another non 6e/7 Asp in the same network the WPA3 client should connect to the 5GHz on that AP and when roaming should step up to 6GHz. I've got this reliably working with CW9163E/CW9166I APs. Before you say the 9163 is a 6GHz AP, it isn't in the UK, or pretty much any of the world other than the US...