Release Notes & News

For Sophos AP6 Series access point customers, the product team is happy to announce the availability of Usage Insights in Sophos Central. To take advantage of Usage Insights, ensure that all the AP6 access points are running MR7. For more details on ...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the launch of Maintenance Release MR-7 (Version 1.7.2563) for the AP6 Series access points. This update features RADIUS VLAN Assignment and additional bug fixes to enhance your experience. We look forw...

Sophos Central Wireless Enhancement to Support Multiple Mesh SSIDs For Sophos AP6 Series access point customers the product team is happy to announce the availability of Multiple Mesh SSID support in Sophos Central. Wireless Mesh: AP6 Series access p...

With the earlier MR6 build 1.6.2286, we saw an isolated issue where an IPv6 fix to display the IPv6 details in the local GUI known as WIFIX-3329 was causing a memory leak. The goal of the re-release was to remove the fix for WIFIX-3329 to ensure ther...

This is the old MR6 release page, please refer to the new MR6 release page: MR6 Re-release version 1.6.2408 is now available.  Overview The product team is pleased to announce the launch of Maintenance Release MR-6 (Version 1.6.2286) for th...

In this video, we demonstrate how to set up a social login using Google. We'll go through configuring the Captive Portal, creating an OAuth, and finalizing these settings in Sophos Central. We'll also show what the user experience will look l...

Sophos AP6 Support and Services Enforcement Last updated: May 5, 2025 Support licensing for Sophos AP6 Series access points unlocks key functionality and services such as Sophos Central management, firmware updates, advanced RMA, and 24/7 multi-...

Central Wireless Updates The product team is pleased to announce that the following updates for central wireless management are now available in Sophos Central.  New Features for AP6 Series Access Points Sophos has expanded Sophos Central wirele...

Sophos Central Wireless – January Update The wireless product team is pleased to announce a release update for Central Wireless that is now available in Sophos Central. This Central Wireless update focused on changes to the wireless SSID c...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce a maintenance release v2.3.6 update for Sophos Central APX Series that includes important bug fixes. Bug Fixes Key Issue Summary CWIFI-13211 We addressed an issue on the APX where the access poin...

Overview We’re excited to announce the launch of Maintenance Release MR-5 (Version 1.5.2167) for the AP6 Series access points! This update comes packed with new features and bug fixes to improve your experience, and we can’t wait for you ...

Sophos Central Wireless – November Update I am pleased to announce a release update for Central Wireless is now available in Sophos Central. The update includes the ability to download the firmware and SNMP MIB files and clone vouchers for...

Sophos Central Wireless AP6 – October Update I am pleased to announce that the October update for Central Wireless (AP6) management is now available in Sophos Central.  Added Features The Sites Floor Plan is extended to support AP6 Series ...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the introduction of Active Threat Response for Sophos Switch and Sophos Wireless (AP6 Series only). This new offering provides API-triggered responses to automatically isolate compromised hosts across ...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the introduction of the MSP Flex monthly billing for the AP6 Series Access points support and services. This new capability allows Sophos MSP partners to provide monthly billing for support and service...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR-4) version 1.4.1748 has the following new features and bug fixes for the AP6 Series access points. New Features Wireless Guest Network (Bridge Mode): AP6 Series access points now offer wireless guest network capabilit...

Overview We recently released updates to Central Wireless that include new enhancements and bug fixes. Enhancements Key Issue Summary WIFIX-4886 Increased the Central Wireless voucher validity length from 30 days to 365 days. WIFIX-3140 Add...

Overview The product team is pleased to announce the maintenance release v2.3.5 update for Sophos Central APX Series that includes important bug fixes. Bug Fixes Issue Key Summary CWIFI-13098 When using voucher authentication with captive portal...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR-3) version 1.3.1629 has the following bug fix for the AP6 Series access points. Bug fix Issue Key Summary WIFIX-4586 The VLAN interface set up for Captive Portal does not receive an IP address after editin...

Overview Maintenance Release (MR) version 1.2.1584 has the following new features and bug fixes. New Features Wireless Mesh: AP6 Series access points can be configured in a wireless mesh mode. A wireless mesh allows the AP6s to create a private SSID ...

This article provides updated guidance for customers using legacy Sophos AP Series access points managed via Sophos Central, Sophos Firewall OS, or Sophos UTM.

Overview The following bugs have been resolved in MR version 1.1.1424. Bug fixes Issue Key    Summary WIFIX-3231 Walled Garden cannot be enabled from Central Wireless. WIFIX-3215 No error message is provided in Central when a voucher is set...

Publish Date: August 17, 2023 About Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6 is the latest generation of Wireless LAN and includes enhanced throughput-per-area and lower latency which particularly benefits high-density wireless environments. Security enhancements include WP...

You may have noticed some UI changes for Wireless in Sophos Central, and we wanted to provide a short summary of the recent changes we’ve implemented. Summary of the Sophos Central Wireless UI changes: Field validation for SSID creation. Centr...

A Partner News post has just been published with further information about the AP6 Series. Check it out here: https://partnernews.sophos.com/en-us/2023/07/products/pre-release-information-on-ap6-series-wi-fi-6-6e-access-points/ More news about...