Manage and configure the radio settings for the Wi-Fi enabled devices on group or device level from this section.
Operating country, Default band for Dual-band Radio and Preferred Protocol settings can be configured at the group level.
The operating Country defaults to the the address / location set for the Group.
The operating country setting is important to make sure the radio follows country technology regulations regarding Wi-Fi transmission power and available frequency bands.
The following options can be configured by selecting one or more of the devices in the group:
| Band | Select between 2.4GHz and 5 GHZ |
| Channel | Select a broadcast channel |
| Channel Width | Select between 20/40 MHz or Auto |
| Output Power | This Custom option is available for AP firmware 3.6.1 or above, and Balance/MAX firmware 8.0.0 or above. If a power value larger than a radio can support is inputted, the radio’s max power will be applied. |
| Boost | Boost the power to the maximum device capability (may exceed regulatory limits) |
| Max. Clients | No more connections to the SSID will be accepted when the number of connected clients reaches this amount. |
| Minimal Client Signal Strength | Clients with signal strength lower than this value will not be allowed to connect. Default: Unlimited |
Advanced Settings
Check the box to enable network discovery.
Note that setting Channel to Auto will activate this feature automatically.
The scanning interval and time can be configured in this section.
The checkbox next to WMM enables Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) on your access points.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), previously known as Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), is a subset of the 802.11e wireless LAN (WLAN) specification that enhances quality of service (QoS) on a network by prioritizing data packets according to four categories.
WMM defines four access categories (voice, video, best effort, and background) that are used to prioritize traffic to provide enhanced multimedia support.
AP Availability Schedule
A configured schedule can be applied to one or more device to turn AP radios on and off according to that schedule.
This section only becomes available after a schedule has been configured in the device schedule section .