Release Date:

October 3, 2025

New Features:

• Support for Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) technology

• Support for dual-band WiFi: 2x2 2.4 GHz radio 802.11ax, 2x2 5GHz radio 802.11ax
  • 2.4 GHz
    • Physical (PHY) data rate: 600 Mbps
    • 1000 QAM
  • 5 GHz
    • Physical (PHY) data rate: 1200 Mbps
    • 1000 QAM
• Support for PoE+ and LAN/Uplink in LAN0
• Support for 1 Gbps Ethernet link (LAN 1/LAN2/LAN3/LAN4) and PSE output : LAN4
• Support for NETGEAR Insight management mode
  • Support for Instant Mesh*
  • Support for Instant WiFi*
  • Support for Instant Captive Portal*
• Support for 400 concurrent client connections (200 clients per radio)
• Support for WPA3 authentication
• Enhancements to Open (OWE) and OWE Transition Mode Authentication
• Support for 802.11r based fast roaming*
• Support for eight SSID per radio
• Support for 1K Multi Pre-Shared Key (MPSK) per SSID, with a maximum of four SSIDs
• Support for wired VLANs
• Support for Simple Network Management Protocol version 3 (SNMPv3)

*These features are supported in Insight management mode only.

Known Issues:

• Clients that are connected to the SSID that is configured with MPSK and 802.11r enabled might fail to obtain an IP address after roaming.
  Workaround: Disable 802.11r when using MPSK.
• SNMPv2 and SNMPv3 are supported only through the “snmpwalk” command.
  Workaround: To enable querying with “snmpwalk”, ensure the “NTGR-610W-MIB” file is copied to the directory: /usr/share/snmp/mibs/
• The Monitoring page does not display details for all connected wired clients.

Download Link: https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/WAX610W/WAX610W-V12.1.0.28.zip

Firmware Update Instructions:

To update your product’s firmware, follow the instructions in your product’s user manual. To find your user manual, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/, enter your model number in the search box, and click the Documentation button on the product page.