New Features and Enhancements:
- Adds WPA3 authentication to the day-zero encryption menu.
- Insight Cloud Portal and Insight apps: Enhances the Insight event notifications to include the channel and MAC address of the radio that detected a radar event.
- Insight Cloud Portal and Insight apps: Adds ping and traceroute network testing features to the Insight Troubleshooting page.
- Insight Cloud Portal and Insight apps: Supports radio mode configuration for WiFi SSIDs in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands at device and network levels.
- Insight Cloud Portal and Insight apps: Enhances the ability to enable or disable WiFi SSIDs in 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands at device and network levels.
- When the mesh connection is established, the Neighbor AP table is updated if:
- The number of connected clients is less than 20.
- Data traffic on the radio is less than 3Mbps.
- There's no voice or video traffic.
Security Issues:
- Fixes security vulnerability issues.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security.
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes VLAN ID info on the connected client list.
- Fixes an issue where iPhones weren't able to get an IP address when using WPA3-Enterprise authentication after an iOS 14.x upgrade.
- Fixes display of “configuration in progress” when managing with Insight.
- Supports VLAN IDs greater than 3 digits when client isolation is enabled on the Insight location.
Known Issues:
- Radio buttons are not visible during day zero configuration of the access point. The dashboard takes a longer time to load.
- Mac ACL feature does not work as expected when MAC Randomization is enabledfor the 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 and Protected Management Frames (PMF) configuration is enabled. Workaround: Disable PMF configuration.
- Clients connecting to an SSID with both Client Isolation and URL Filtering enabled on a non-management VLAN cannot connect to the Internet. Workaround: Do not enable client isolation and URL filtering on the same SSID.
- Instant Captive Portal feature does not work for clients connected to a OWE SSID on a newly onboarded access point. Workaround: Re-apply Captive Portal configuration from Insight.
- Automatic changing Access Point mode between Root and Extender does not always work. Workaround: Use Insight to configure root or extender mode correctly.
- Issues in Insight Instant Mesh WiFi can cause the access point to operate on a non-optimum 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 feature is enabled. Workaround: Disable this feature if client interoperability issues are observed.
- Some clients may 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.
- Some special characters are not supported in Instant Captive Portal SSIDs. Workaround: We recommend against using special characters in the SSID name.
- While 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 local browser interface 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.
Firmware Update Instructions:
Download Link : https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAC540/WAC540_564_firmware_V9.2.0.6.zip
To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual. To find your user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/, enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.
Last Updated:10/17/2025
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Article ID: 000062774