Does BE200 Support MLO + WPA3 Compatibility mode

[AiJun]

AP:
2G,5G, and 6G in a MLO group.
2G, 5G is WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode
6G is WPA3-Personal only.

BE200(7.0.0-22-generic) station can't associate to AP with MLO.

But after modify AP 2G 5G Security to WPA3-Personal-Transition mode, now it can associate to AP with MLO success.

So does BE200 support WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode?

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello AiJun,

Thank you for reaching out to the Intel Community and for the detailed testing you've already done, that's really helpful context!

To answer your question about the Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200 and WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode with MLO: this is a great question, and we want to make sure we give you an accurate answer rather than a guess. Based on your testing, it does appear there may be a limitation with WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode (WPA2/WPA3 mixed mode) when used in an MLO configuration, as the connection was only successful after switching to WPA3-Personal-Transition mode on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

To help us confirm this and provide you with a definitive answer, could you please share the following:

• The output of dmesg | grep iwlwifi and dmesg | grep -i "assoc\|auth\|wpa\|mlo" captured during the failed association attempt with WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode
• Your AP vendor, model, and firmware version
• The output of modinfo iwlwifi to confirm your driver version

This will allow us to review the driver behavior and check with our engineering team if needed to confirm whether this is a known limitation or a configuration-specific behavior.

Looking forward to your reply.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[AiJun]

Hi JeanetteC,

• The output of dmesg | grep iwlwifi and dmesg | grep -i "assoc\|auth\|wpa\|mlo" captured during the failed association attempt with WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode
  A:Please see BE200-dmesg.txt
• Your AP vendor, model, and firmware version
  A: The AP vendor is QCA. 2.4G is QCN5224,  5G is QCN6224, and 6G is QCN6274. Of course, 2,5,and 6G AP is in one mlo group.
• The output of modinfo iwlwifi to confirm your driver version
  A:
  root@:/home/sh-pytest-lan1# lspci | grep -i net
  02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
  03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
  04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
  05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
  06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2 (rev 1a)
  root@:/home/sh-pytest-lan1# ethtool -i wlp6s0f0
  driver: iwlwifi
  version: 7.0.0-22-generic
  firmware-version: 101.6e695a70.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-c101
  expansion-rom-version:
  bus-info: 0000:06:00.0
  supports-statistics: yes
  supports-test: no
  supports-eeprom-access: no
  supports-register-dump: no
  supports-priv-flags: no
  
  
  and the OS is 7.0.0-22-generic #22-Ubuntu SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Mon May 25 15:54:34 UTC 2026 x86_64 GNU/Linux
  
  
  

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello AiJun,

Please note that I can only support you in English. I used a web translation tool to translate this reply, so there may be some inaccurate translations.

Thank you so much for providing all the details and logs — that was really helpful in getting to the bottom of this!

We have confirmed the answer to your question. The Intel® Wi-Fi 7 BE200 does not support WPA3-Personal-Compatibility mode in MLO groups that include the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands. Instead, the BE200 supports WPA3-Personal-Transition mode, which is a more flexible option that allows multiple AKMs (Authentication and Key Management) and provides better backward compatibility. Your finding is consistent with this — the successful association after switching to WPA3-Personal-Transition mode confirms expected behavior.

As for the 6GHz band using WPA3-Personal only, that is fully supported and working as expected.

For your reference, here are two articles that provide additional details on WPA3 support and related configurations for Intel® Wireless Adapters:

• Support for Fast BSS Transition Roaming with Intel® Wireless Adapters Enterprise Networks (WPA2-Enterprise and WPA3-Enterprise) on Windows® 10 and Windows® 11*
• Support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3) on Intel® Wireless Adapters

Also, could you please share the make and model of your computer? This information may be helpful for any further reference or follow-up.

We hope this clears things up! If you have any other questions, feel free to let us know.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Techniocian

[AiJun]

Hi JeanetteC,

1.The attachment is HW info which is get by lshw.
2. Do you know the plan when Intel will support WPA3-CM mlo? 

Thanks

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello AiJun,

Thank you for sharing the HW info file — we have received and noted it.

We will look into Intel's WPA3-CM MLO support timeline and keep you posted. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any other concerns.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello AiJun,

Thank you for your patience and for providing the hardware information — we have confirmed your system as the SLIMBOOK ZERO-N100-4RJ, and that has been noted on our end.

To help us look further into your question and provide the most accurate information, we would appreciate it if you could share a few more details:

1. Kindly share your exact Ubuntu OS version. You can check this by running cat /etc/os-release or hostnamectl in your terminal
2. Please also share your exact kernel version. Please run uname -r and share the output
3. You have already shared the current firmware version (101.6e695a70.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-c101), but please confirm if this is the version currently in use
4. Are you using this setup on a home network or an office/enterprise network?
5. Please also provide your full AP brand and model name. You mentioned the chipsets (QCN5224, QCN6224, QCN6274), but could you also share the actual brand and model name of the access point?

These details will help us review your configuration more thoroughly and give you the best possible guidance. We appreciate your continued cooperation and look forward to your reply.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician

[AiJun]

Hi JeanetteC,

1. Kindly share your exact Ubuntu OS version. You can check this by running cat /etc/os-release or hostnamectl in your terminal
   A:
   root@:/home/sh-pytest-lan1# cat /etc/os-release
   PRETTY_NAME="Ubuntu 26.04 LTS"
   NAME="Ubuntu"
   VERSION_ID="26.04"
   VERSION="26.04 (Resolute Raccoon)"
   VERSION_CODENAME=resolute
   ID=ubuntu
   ID_LIKE=debian
   HOME_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/"
   SUPPORT_URL="https://help.ubuntu.com/"
   BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/"
   PRIVACY_POLICY_URL="https://www.ubuntu.com/legal/terms-and-policies/privacy-policy"
   UBUNTU_CODENAME=resolute
   LOGO=ubuntu-logo
2. Please also share your exact kernel version. Please run uname -r and share the output
   A:
   7.0.0-22-generic
3. You have already shared the current firmware version (101.6e695a70.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-c101), but please confirm if this is the version currently in use
   A:
   root@:/home/sh-pytest-lan1# lspci | grep -i net
   02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
   03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
   04:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
   05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Controller I226-V (rev 04)
   06:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wi-Fi 7(802.11be) AX1775*/AX1790*/BE20*/BE401/BE1750* 2x2 (rev 1a)
   root@:/home/sh-pytest-lan1# ethtool -i wlp6s0f0
   driver: iwlwifi
   version: 7.0.0-22-generic
   firmware-version: 101.6e695a70.0 gl-c0-fm-c0-c101
   expansion-rom-version:
   bus-info: 0000:06:00.0
   supports-statistics: yes
   supports-test: no
   supports-eeprom-access: no
   supports-register-dump: no
   supports-priv-flags: no
4. Are you using this setup on a home network or an office/enterprise network?
   A:
   Office.
5. Please also provide your full AP brand and model name. You mentioned the chipsets (QCN5224, QCN6224, QCN6274), but could you also share the actual brand and model name of the access point?
   A:
   The model is QCA demo board + prpl OS.
   
   
   

[AiJun]

Does BE200 will switch to WiFi7 SLO or WiFi7 sta without MLO  auto while it is associate fail.

[JeanetteC_Intel]

Hello AiJun,

Thank you so much for your patience throughout this process. We want to make sure your concerns are addressed properly and accurately. We will be reaching out to you via private email to follow up on your questions. Please keep an eye on your inbox and we will be in touch shortly.

Best regards,

JeanetteC.

Intel Customer Support Technician