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User Guide for 1.17.3 Firmware
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prefer 5GHz
: redirects dual-band clients to 5 GHz, unless they persist,
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disable
: no band steering policy.
•
DFS Channel Cleaning mode
: drop down list allows to choose when DFS and weather channels will be cleared:
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Auto
: when Wi-Fi is not being used,
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Nightly-non-disruptive
: at night.
Band steering policy setting is shared by 2.4 and 5GHz radio interfaces. If settings for both
interfaces are changed during web UI session, then policy defined in the 802.11ac section take
precedence.
Figure 17. Access point settings of the
Wi-Fi
item of the
Settings
menu
The
APs
sections, common for both 802.11b/g/n and 802.11ac interfaces, provide the following settings for every
configured access point:
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Enable
: enables or disables particular access point,
•
SSID
: access point name that will be seen when scanning for available Wi-Fi networks,
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Encryption
: type of encryption key and encryption algorithm used to secure Wi-Fi transmission between ac-
cess point and its clients. Available choices are
None
,
WEP-64
,
WEP-128
,
WPA AES
and
WPA AES
(depending
on a chosen Wi-Fi interface). Please note that
None
leaves the wireless AP unsecured and open for access from
any Wi-Fi device. The recommended encryption type is
WPA2 AES
.
