Spectrum RAC2V1A, User Manual

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Router Configuration Screen Descriptions
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Wireless Network
Management Click the checkbox if you want to allow clients to
exchange information about network topology.
Wireless Network Management also supports
network-assisted power saving and network-
assisted roaming.
Radio Resource
Management Click the checkbox if you want Spectrum to
manage the radio channel and transmit power used
on this specific radio. Radio Resource Management
lets Spectrum use its knowledge of surrounding
networks to select the optimal channel and transmit
power to avoid interference with other access
points inside and outside your premises.
Dynamic
Bandwidth
Utilization Click the checkbox if you want this specific radio to
dynamically adjust the channel bandwidth for this
radio to maximize throughput at any given time.
Dynamic Bandwidth Utilization makes bandwidth
adjustments based on periodic monitoring of the
frequency band to expand the channel width when
adjacent frequencies are quiet and shrink the
channel width when the frequencies being used
have interference.
Band Steering
Band Steering
Enable This setting enables the router to steer clients from
the 2.4 GHz band to the 5 GHz band as required.
Click the checkbox if you would like to enable band
steering.
Important: In order to use this function, you must
go to the Wireless: Basic screen and configure the
2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band with the same
Wi-Fi Network Name (SSID), Security Mode, and
Password (Network Key). See
Basic Setup (page
46) for more information.
Matching SSID Enter the network name (SSID) that you set up for
the 2.4 GHz band/5 GHz band pair on the Wireless:
Basic screen. See
Basic Setup (page 46) for more
information.