Archer AX50 - wireless security settings

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Archer AX50 - wireless security settings
Archer AX50 - wireless security settings
2020-05-01 17:41:27 - last edited 2020-05-01 17:44:00
Model: Archer AX50  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.0.8

Hi,

 

I've just got an Archer AX50 router, which I upgraded to firmware version 1.0.8 right away.

While trying to set up Wifi security I noticed that the setting "Encryption" under "Wireless Settings" doesn't seem to work.


To verify my suspicion I tried out all nine combinations of "Version" vs. "Encryption" settings and checked the results by using the WiFiAnalyzer app on my Android phone and also with a tool called "WifiInfoView" on my PC.

 

Version:            Encryption:           resulting version/encryption:

Auto                  Auto                      WPA+WPA2-PSK, TKIP+AES
Auto                  TKIP                     WPA+WPA2-PSK, TKIP+AES
Auto                  AES                      WPA+WPA2-PSK, TKIP+AES
WPA-PSK         Auto                      WPA-PSK, TKIP
WPA-PSK         TKIP                     WPA-PSK, TKIP
WPA-PSK         AES                      WPA-PSK, TKIP
WPA2-PSK       Auto                      WPA2-PSK, AES
WPA2-PSK       TKIP                     WPA2-PSK, AES
WPA2-PSK       AES                      WPA2-PSK, AES

 

So, changing the selection for "Version" actually changes Version and Encryption, while changing the selection for "Encryption" does not seem to do anything at all.

Why?

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Re:Archer AX50 - wireless security settings
2020-05-06 20:37:26

In the TP-Link support section I checked out the "Emulators" of some other TP-Link routers and noticed that the wireless settings page is basically the same on any recent TP-Link router.

 

So I wonder if on other recent TP-Link router models changing the "Encryption" setting (Auto, TKIP, AES) effectively changes the resulting encryption?

 

Any input would be greatly appreciated!

 

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