RT-AX88U - 384.17 - WPA3 issues

[adv3]

Hi there,

iOS 13 drops the connection after a few seconds and unable to re-connect to wpa3 networks, even if the network is set to wpa3/2 mixed mode:

Jun 10 02:19:09 acsd: eth7: selected channel spec: 0xe03a (52/80)
Jun 10 02:19:09 acsd: eth7: Adjusted channel spec: 0xe03a (52/80)
Jun 10 02:19:09 acsd: eth7: selected channel spec: 0xe03a (52/80)
Jun 10 02:19:09 acsd: acs_set_chspec: 0xe03a (52/80) for reason APCS_INIT
Jun 10 02:19:15 WLCEVENTD: Auth F8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:15 WLCEVENTD: ReAssoc F8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:15 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 IEEE 802.11: associated
Jun 10 02:19:15 kernel: CFG80211-ERROR) wl_cfg80211_change_station : WLC_SCB_AUTHORIZE sta_flags_mask not set
Jun 10 02:19:15 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 RADIUS: starting accounting session 20FA043F4816A9FD
Jun 10 02:19:15 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Jun 10 02:19:15 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 172.100.1.207 f8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:15 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPACK(br0) 172.100.1.207 f8:16:**:**:**:29 laptop
Jun 10 02:19:15 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind F8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:15 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 IEEE 802.11: disassociated
Jun 10 02:19:16 WLCEVENTD: Auth F8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:16 WLCEVENTD: Assoc F8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:16 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 IEEE 802.11: associated
Jun 10 02:19:16 kernel: CFG80211-ERROR) wl_cfg80211_change_station : WLC_SCB_AUTHORIZE sta_flags_mask not set
Jun 10 02:19:16 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 RADIUS: starting accounting session E7A12E48E9F3162F
Jun 10 02:19:16 hostapd: eth7: STA f8:16:**:**:**:29 WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Jun 10 02:19:16 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 172.100.1.207 f8:16:**:**:**:29
Jun 10 02:19:16 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPACK(br0) 172.100.1.207 f8:16:**:**:**:29 laptop
Jun 10 02:19:17 WLCEVENTD: Auth DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:19:18 WLCEVENTD: Auth 78:67:**:**:**:C9
Jun 10 02:19:30 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:19:34 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind 78:67:**:**:**:C9
Jun 10 02:19:43 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:19:50 WLCEVENTD: Auth 98:3B:**:**:**:5E
Jun 10 02:19:50 WLCEVENTD: Assoc 98:3B:**:**:**:5E
Jun 10 02:19:50 hostapd: eth7: STA 98:3b:**:**:**:5e IEEE 802.11: associated
Jun 10 02:19:50 kernel: CFG80211-ERROR) wl_cfg80211_change_station : WLC_SCB_AUTHORIZE sta_flags_mask not set
Jun 10 02:19:50 hostapd: eth7: STA 98:3b:**:**:**:5e RADIUS: starting accounting session 7AA3F46279F57665
Jun 10 02:19:50 hostapd: eth7: STA 98:3b:**:**:**:5e WPA: pairwise key handshake completed (RSN)
Jun 10 02:19:50 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 172.100.1.205 98:3b:**:**:**:5e
Jun 10 02:19:50 dnsmasq-dhcp[14164]: DHCPACK(br0) 172.100.1.205 98:3b:**:**:**:5e **
Jun 10 02:19:51 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind 78:67:**:**:**:C9
Jun 10 02:19:57 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:20:11 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:20:13 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind 78:67:**:**:**:C9
Jun 10 02:20:21 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:20:40 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind 78:67:**:**:**:C9
Jun 10 02:20:41 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind DC:A9:**:**:**:B9
Jun 10 02:20:49 WLCEVENTD: Deauth_ind F8:16:**:**:**:29

iOS 13.5.1

Apple's release notes https://www.apple.com/ios/ios-13/features/ said:

WPA3 Wi-Fi support

iOS supports the latest standard from Wi‑Fi Alliance to provide you with a more secure browsing experience.

 

[Mutzli]

Yep, having that issue too with Apple devices. I dedicated the 2.4GHz channel for Apple on my network that runs on WPA2 and my 5GHz is set to WPA3 for everything else. No issues with my Android phones and Windows devices. Never figured out what the problem is. Must be a driver issue Apple side.