Wi-Fi 7 MLO and WPA3-Enterprise

Wi-Fi 7 Client Capabilities

Windows offers Wi-Fi 7 with WPA3 Enterprise capabilities with Windows 11 Pro version 25H2

Wi-Fi 7 Client Statistics-

Wi-Fi 7- Client has established 2 links-

LinkID 1- 5 GHz band

LinkID 2- 6 GHz band

Association Request frame from the client device shows the Maximum Number of Simultaneous Links. This field indicates the maximum number of STAs affiliated with the MLD that support simultaneous transmission or reception of frames on the respective links. Maximum Number of Simultaneous Links shows -Total number of Links -1 (2-1=1) This implies that the client supports simultaneous tx/rx over 2 links.

WLC Statistics-

Wi-Fi 7- Client has established a link on both 5 GHz and 6 GHz.

Wi-Fi 7 WLAN Configuration-

Wi-Fi 7 requires WPA 3 and GCMP 256 enabled on the WLAN. Wi-Fi 7 SS/MCS rates also need to be enabled under ‘High Throughput’

WLAN configuration allows you to verify if the WLAN is Wi-Fi 7 compatible based on the parameters defined in the WLAN configuration.

Related Wi-Fi 7 Blogs-

EHT Beacon Frame (6 GHz 320 MHz cw)

EHT Trigger Frame

Channel Puncturing on Wi-Fi 7

DFS Puncturing in 802.11be