The AP432 joins WatchGuard's family of Wi-Fi 6 Access Points

This update supports the Dynamic VLANs, Captive Portal Web Form, Guest Analytics report, Network Access Enforcement landing page, and Access Point Sites radio settings features.

Access Point Dynamic VLANs

Need more control over who accesses what on your Wi-Fi? The new v2.2 firmware for WatchGuard access points makes it easy. Use WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise authentication to identify users and automatically assign them to different VLANs based on their access level. It's a smarter, simpler way to secure your network. For more information, go to Configure Access Point Dynamic VLANs in Help Center.

Access Point Captive Portal Enhancements

• Empower Guest Wi-Fi Access: With our captive portal, create up to three custom fields (like name, email, or date) for guests to fill out before using your Wi-Fi. This helps you gather information and manage access easily. For more information, go to Configure a Captive Portal in Help Center.
• Are you curious about the guests on your Wi-Fi network? The new Guest Analytics report provides valuable insights, from usernames and connected devices to data they submitted through your captive portal web forms. This powerful tool requires a USP Wi-Fi Management license for access.. For more information, go to Access Point Guest Analytics Report in Help Center.
• Network Access Enforcement lets you define a specific landing page that greets Wi-Fi clients once they've met your security requirements. Customize this page with your chosen URL to welcome users, provide important information, or promote special offers. For more information, go to Access Point Network Access Enforcement in Help Center.

Radio Settings in Access Point Sites

Streamline your Wi-Fi management with Access Point Sites. Quickly adjust radio settings for multiple access points simultaneously, saving you time and effort. For more information, go to Configure Access Point Radio Settings in Help Center.

In addition to these new features, this firmware release also resolves several issues. For the release notes and descriptions of the resolved issues, go to the Access Point Firmware Releases in Help Center.

WatchGuard is excited to announce the release of Wi-Fi 6 access points and centralized management of Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud.



We have been busy building a new Wi-Fi management platform integrated directly into WatchGuard Cloud. With the introduction to the new simplified management platform, we will be introducing a new line of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) access points. These access points, explicitly designed for management in WatchGuard Cloud, will bring excellent performance and more security to network environments of all shapes and sizes while enabling rich integration to AuthPoint, WatchGuard's endpoint solutions, Firebox, and Wi-Fi, all in one centralized platform. Everyone can simplify daily network and security tasks by deploying and supporting WatchGuard's portfolio of products from one central location.



The following are some key benefits included in the Wi-Fi launch:

• Dedicated Wi-Fi 6 Hardware: provides industry-leading performance and security enhancements designed to be managed directly from WatchGuard Cloud.
• Centralized Management in WatchGuard Cloud: consolidates your management to one Cloud management platform with familiar workflows and a single vendor for support.
• Simplified management: supporting zero-touch deployment of wireless networks to distributed enterprise or remote workers, WatchGuard Cloud is designed for quick deployment while it simplifies day-to-day tasks.
• Remote Access Point: a feature inside Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud is allowing administrators to deploy an access point for remote workers and secure their connection back to the corporate office over an IKEV2 VPN with no software required on the local machine.

WatchGuard Cloud eliminates the need for any physical or virtual infrastructure requirements and enables dependable and secure wireless services

Wi-Fi Cloud User,

Organizations around the world have taken another look at how they run their business. With the exponential growth of remote workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some companies have adopted a remote/hybrid work model even when things get back to normal.  

What does this mean for IT administrators? They need a way to easily connect users back to corporate data with a little administrative effort as possible, while the solutions stay transparent to the end user. But most importantly it must be secure.  

WatchGuard introduces the ability to deploy Cloud-managed access points (AP) that tunnel traffic back to corporate resources based on the SSID an end-user is connected to. With WatchGuard’s Wi-Fi Cloud management, you can easily manage your Wi-Fi no matter where it is installed. Introducing the WatchGuard Remote Access Point (RAP) solution - adding more options in your toolbox to support the remote workforce. 

RAP Specifications: 

• Supported on WatchGuard AP225W, AP327X, and AP420.
• IPsec VPN between AP and WatchGuard Firewall.
• Centralized Cloud-management for easy deployment and visibility.
• Extend your Trusted Wireless Environment to where your employees are.

Use Cases: 

• Remote employees
• Remote student and faculty
• Corporate office
• Small branch office

You can now provide the best remote user experience with WatchGuard’s RAP solution, so your employees can focus on their job and not worry about the security of your company data. The RAP can quickly be deployed using IPsec Mobile VPN and is included with your Secure Wi-Fi or Total Wi-Fi management license. 

Additional Resources:

• Download the Remote Access Point Solution Brief 
• To learn more visit: www.watchguard.com/wifi

Sincerely,

Your WatchGuard Wi-Fi Team