That may depend on the type of WPA3, if it's personal (SAE) or Enterprise. iPhone 5C seems unsupported/unmaintained since 2017, which is well before WPA3 and also before some modern encryption algorithms used today in WPA2/3 Enterprise.
Some devices are incompatible with transition mode, this may be one.
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Herman Robers
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Original Message:
Sent: Jul 16, 2025 12:21 AM
From: kell490
Subject: WPA3 with opmode enabled Iphone 5 can't connect
I was testing some older devices in my lab I found an iPhone 5C will only connect using WPA2. I thought WPA3 with opmode Transition should work.
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Kelly
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