New Features:
- Wi-Fi 6E support
- Tri-band: 2x2 2.4 GHz radio, 4x4 5 GHz radio, 2x2 6 GHz radio
- PHY rate: 600 Mbps (2.4 GHz), 4800 Mbps (5 GHz) and 2400 Mbps (6 GHz)
- Supports up to 160 MHz bandwidth on the 5 GHz and 6 GHz radios
- Four years of both NETGEAR Insight and ProSupport services
- DL/UL-OFDMA support
- DL/UL MU-MIMO
- Beamforming support
- PoE++ (802.3bt) power
- Two Ethernet ports: 1 x 2.5 Gbps and 1 x 1 Gbps
- Link Aggregation Group (LAG) support
- NETGEAR Insight management mode and standalone management mode
- Instant Mesh support
- Instant WiFi support
- Instant Captive Portal support
- Up to 456 concurrent client connections (128 2.4 GHz + 200 5 GHz + 128 6 GHz)
- WPA3 authentication support
- Enhanced Open (OWE) and OWE Transition Mode authentication
- 802.11r based fast roaming
- Dynamic VLAN support
- Supports up to 8 SSIDs per radio
- NAT mode SSID support
- Energy efficiency mode (EEM)
- Multi Pre-Shared Key (MPSK)
- Multicast DNS (mDNS) gateway
Security Fixes:
- Fixes security vulnerabilities.
For more information about security vulnerabilities, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/security/
Bug Fixes:
- Fixes an issue where access point with firmware version V10.2.0.17 or lower fails to boot up correctly after firmware upgrade
- Fixes a low throughput issue when AP management VLAN is configured to a non-default VLAN
- Fixes an issue where clients connected to different NAT mode networks can reach each other
- Fixes an issue where client isolation does not work when the AP’s IP address is reconfigured from static IP to dynamic IP, and vice versa
- Fixes an issue where a 6 GHz SSID stops broadcasting after any configuration change
Insight only:
- Fixes incorrect Cloud LED behavior when using the Insight Locate Device tool
- Fixes an issue where the SSID stops broadcasting after restarting the AP through Insight
Known Issues:
- A RADIUS MAC ACL does not work with multi-PSK and a dynamic VLAN (DVLAN).
- mDNS: A device running Windows might not discover certain printers.
Workaround: Manually add the IP address of the printer on the Windows device. - mDNS: Even though Apple AirPlay services are discoverable, they might not be accessible.
- Your web browser might not redirect automatically to the login page after a firmware upgrade.
Workaround: Refresh the page in your web browser. - Radio information on the AP dashboard might not load.
Workaround: Refresh the page in your web browser. - Captive portal authentication does not work if the captive portal and VLAN configurations for an SSID are changed simultaneously.
Workaround: Change the captive portal configuration and VLAN configuration one at a time for an SSID. - When client isolation is enabled on an SSID, clients connected to same SSID cannot reach each other even if their IP addresses were added to allowed list.
- Intel AX210 client connectivity might encounter disruptions when roaming.
- Clients with the latest iOS version might not be able to roam successfully when both WPA3 security and 802.11r roaming are enabled on the same SSID.
Workaround: Do not enable WPA3 and 802.11r roaming together. - Video streaming to multiple clients does not work properly if there are more than eight clients in a single multicast group.
- If clients experience connectivity issues on the higher band channels of the 5 GHz radio and subsequently switch to the 2.4 GHz radio, they might experience lower throughput.
Workaround: Configure lower band channels on the 5 GHz radio. - Some newer IoT devices might experience issues connecting to the AP.
Workaround: Upgrade the IoT devices to the latest driver version and try again. If security is set to WPA3 or WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode, change it to WPA2 security, and try again.
Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX638E/WAX638E_V10.3.1.7.zip
Firmware Update Instructions:
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:07/07/2025
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