Connection Issue between HalowLink 2 and Murata Type 2HL

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Hi everyone

As part of a student project I’m using a Murata Type 2HL EVK in “Station” mode and a HalowLink 2 as an AP.
The EVK uses the nrc7394_sw_pkg.
I’m able to connect my Notebook via Wi-Fi 4 and I get an IP and can access the web ui.

When using two EVKs (one as station, one as AP) the communication works.
When I try to connect to the HalowLink 2, they exchange MAC-addresses but end up in a loop where the EVK is waiting for an IP on its interface and the HalowLink 2 log shows this:

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This is my config:

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Does anybody know what could be wrong here?
Any help is appreciated

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It would be helpful to see the wpa_supplicant configuration of the STA device, so that we can verify that it matches the configuration of your AP.

I notice your HL2 is configured for “No encryption” in the screenshot, is this the case when the logs were captured?

I suspect the issue here is a mismatch in “protected management frame” settings (802.11w). For Wi-Fi HaLow the 802.11ah standard states it must be H2E, but newracom are intentionally disabling this. See nrc7394_sw_pkg/README-H2E.md at master · newracom/nrc7394_sw_pkg · GitHub