WatchGuard access points provide secure, reliable wireless connectivity to businesses around the world. At WatchGuard, we are passionate about mobility and security and are dedicated to keeping wireless environments updated with the latest software features to keep people safe and their businesses running smoothly. For example, at the time of our public announcement of the WPA/WPA2 key reinstallation (KRACK) vulnerability, corrective software was already available online. Additional details about...Read more

Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

We are planning a brief maintenance on Friday November 10, 2017 between 7:00PM and 8:00PM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud.

During the maintenance window, access to the Wi-Fi Cloud Dashboard will be down for maintenance (approximately 15 minutes). Your access points and splash pages will continue to pass client traffic and will not be interrupted. 

If you have any questions regarding the update, please visit www.watchguard.com/support

Regards,

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Fireware 12.0.1 General Availability
We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Fireware 12.0.1 and WSM 12.0.1 today, along with updates for the Access Point firmware. These releases provide fixes for many reported issues and include some significant security updates. Key highlights: 

• Patches previously announced in the blog post on KRACK WiFi vulnerabilities, including a new feature to mitigate against the vulnerability in unpatched clients. 
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Summary
On October 16, 2017, security researchers announced several vulnerabilities in the WPA/WPA2 encryption protocol that affect countless Wi-Fi enabled devices worldwide. As a result of KRACK, Wi-Fi data streams, including passwords and personal data, can be intercepted, decrypted, and modified without a user’s knowledge. This security flaw means that, for vulnerable clients and access points, WPA- and WPA2-encrypted Wi-Fi traffic is potentially exposed until certain steps are taken to remediate the issue.

Presently, there are 10 known vulnerabilities...Read more

[Editor’s note: Article updated on 10/20/2017 with additional information about KRACK mitigation options from WatchGuard.]

On October 16, 2017, a statement from the International Consortium for Advancement of Cybersecurity on the Internet (ICASI) alerted the industry to a series of vulnerabilities for WPA and WPA2, named KRACK (Key Reinstallation Attack). These vulnerabilities affect a large number of wireless infrastructure devices and wireless clients, across many vendors. This...Read more

It gives me great pleasure to announce the availability of the AP420, our indoor 802.11ac Wave 2 4x4 access point. The AP420’s Multi-User MIMO (MU-MIMO) features mean it’s perfectly suited for the highest client density deployments. This access point easily serves crowded rooms full of smartphones, laptops and tablets to give users an excellent mobile connectivity experience. The AP420 also includes a 3rd radio for dedicated WIPS (Wireless Intrusion Prevention System) and RF optimization scanning. This 3rd radio will constantly defend your airspace against prolific man-in-the-middle (MitM...Read more

Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

On Friday, August 4 at 5PM PDT, we will deploy an update to WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud to improve performance and stability with the Manage service. 

​During the maintenance window (approximately 30 minutes), Wi-Fi Cloud services will be unavailable, including Manage, Go, Analyze, and Engage. Your access points will continue to work with no interruption, but guest users will be unable to access spash pages until Engage is available again at the end of the maintenance window. 

If you have any questions regarding the update, please visit ...Read more

Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

We are planning a brief maintenance on Sunday, July 30, 2017 between 1:00AM and 6:00AM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud.

During the maintenance window, the Wi-Fi Cloud services will be down for maintenance (approximately 2 hours) including Manage, Go, Engage, and Analyze modules. Your access points will continue to pass client traffic and will not be interrupted. 

Enhancements are:

• Role-Based Control
  Use role profiles to enforce restrictions (VLAN assignments
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Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

We are planning a brief maintenance today (Thursday, June 8, 2017) between 8:00PM and 10:00PM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Go Template (Go_1) in order to support new WatchGuard access point models. 

During the maintenance window, your access points will continue to function normally and client traffic will not be interrupted. Your Go service within the Wi-Fi Cloud will be intermittently unavailable for 30 minutes during the maintenance window.

If you have any questions regarding the update, please visit...Read more

Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

We are planning a brief system update on Sunday, May 21, 2017 between 1:00 AM and 3:00 AM Pacific Time to deploy stability improvements to WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud services via WatchGuard.com. 

During the maintenance window, your access points will continue to function normally and client traffic will not be interrupted.  Access to Analyze will be intermittently unavailable for 30 minutes during the maintenance window.

If you have any questions regarding the update, please visit watchguard.com/support

Regards,

WatchGuard...Read more