Specify Network Settings
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AC1750
Smart WiFi Router
How the Router Manages WiFi Clients
A WiFi client is any computer or WiFi device that connects to the router’s WiFi network. The
router uses airtime fairness and implicit beamforming to manage its wireless clients. These
features are enabled by default, but you can disable them.
Airtime Fairness
Airtime fairness ensures that all clients receive equal time on the network. Network resources
are divided by time, so if five clients connect to the router, they each get one-fifth of the
network time. The advantage of this feature is that your slowest clients don’t control network
responsiveness. This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.
To disable Airtime fairness:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://www.routerlogin.net
or
http://www.routerlogin.com
.
A login window opens.
3.
Enter the router user name and password.
The user name is
admin
. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings
.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5.
Scroll down below the WPS Settings section of the page and clear the
Enable AIRTIME
FAIRNESS
check box.
6.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your settings are saved.
Implicit Beamforming
Implicit beamforming contrasts with explicit beamforming, which means that your router
actively tracks clients and directs power to the router antenna closest to the client. This works
whether or not the client supports beamforming. Implicit beamforming means that the router
can use information from client devices that support beamforming to improve the WiFi signal.
This feature is enabled by default, but you can disable it.
To disable implicit beamforming:
1.
Launch an Internet browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the
network.
2.
Type
http://www.routerlogin.net
or
http://www.routerlogin.com
.
