Which Wi-Fi specifications are supported?

8 Apr 2026
Knowledge

Question

IXON edge gateways can connect to existing Wi-Fi networks to come online. What are the requirements for such a Wi-Fi network?

Answer

IXON edge gateway Wi-Fi models support the following Wi-Fi specifications.

IXrouter3

Wi-Fi version:
- IEEE 802.11 b/g/n (Wi-Fi 4)
Wi-Fi frequencies:
- 2.4 GHz
- ~~5 GHz~~ (unsupported)
Wi-Fi channels:
- 1 - 11
- ~~12 - 14~~ (unsupported)
Wi-Fi security protocols:
- WPA2-PSK
- ~~WPA2-Enterprise (including EAP-TLS, EAP-PEAP, and others)~~ (unsupported)
- ~~WPA3~~ (unsupported)

The edge gateway can't connect to a Wi-Fi network that requires a log in to a webpage, accept a terms of use, or other manual actions to gain access to the network.
The edge gateway can't connect to a network that requires a username in addition to a password (PEAP).
The edge gateway can't connect to a network whose network name (SSID) ends with a space.
The edge gateway can connect to a network whose network name (SSID) includes special characters.

SecureEdge and SecureEdge Pro

Wi-Fi version:
- IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (Wi-Fi 5)
Wi-Fi frequencies:
- 2.4 GHz
- 5 GHz
Wi-Fi channels:
- 1 - 11
- ~~12 - 14~~ (unsupported)
Wi-Fi security protocols:
- WPA2-PSK
- ~~WPA2-Enterprise (including EAP-TLS, EAP-PEAP, and others)~~ (unsupported)
- ~~WPA3~~ (unsupported)

The edge gateway can't connect to a Wi-Fi network that requires a log in to a webpage, accept a terms of use, or other manual actions to gain access to the network.
The edge gateway can't connect to a network that requires a username in addition to a password (PEAP).
The edge gateway can't connect to a network whose network name (SSID) ends with a space.
The edge gateway can connect to a network whose network name (SSID) includes special characters.

If your Wi-Fi network does not meet these requirements, the edge gateway will unfortunately not be able to connect to it.

Note that Wi-Fi versions are backwards compatible. This means that if a local Wi-Fi network is a newer Wi-Fi version, for example Wi-Fi 5 or Wi-Fi 6, the edge gateway will still be able to connect to it if the other requirements are met.

If you're unsure whether the above requirements are met, please contact the local IT.