Hi all, I just purchased a Reach RS2, but I cannot set it up using my WiFi network which uses WPA3. This is a 6 year old protocol, but the RS2+ doesn’t seem to support it. Is this true? Any workarounds for how to set up this unit? Thanks!
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Hi Scott,
Welcome to the forum!
Reach devices support only WPA/WPA2/WPA enterprise protocols. As far as I understand, the protocol can be set by the owner of the network connection. Is it possible to set the WPA2 protocol on your device?
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Hi there!
Thanks for the response. I am the owner of the network, and could reconfigure the security protocol for the entire WiFi network.
However WPA3 has several security features I would prefer to keep. Are there any plans to update the Reach RS2+?
Best,
Scott
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Scott,
I’ve passed your request to our development team. There are no plans or ETAs now, but I’ll let you know once something changes.
I’d like to add a +1 for this feature request, if possible.
WPA3 has been around for years, is in common / widespread use, and is considerably more secure than WPA2.
If the RS2 can be made to support WPA3 via a firmware upgrade, please advise.
If it cannot support WPA3 because that level of support is built into the Wifi chipset itself (not RS2 firmware,) also please advise that that is the case as it would be good to know for situations/clients (e.g. medium/large institutions) where it is simply not possible to change Wifi security settings on short notice.
Hi @manscuto842,
Currently, we don’t have plans for this feature, so for now, I can hardly say how it’s implementable for the different Reach receivers. But thank you for the request! I’ve noted it and will add it as +1.
As an alternative, you can connect to Reach via Bluetooth and connect your mobile phone to a Wi-Fi network with WPA3. This way, Reach will also use this network.