User Guide

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GWN7000 User Manual
Version 1.0.4.23
• Fixed IP: Used to set a static IP for the GWN76xx, if checked, the
following needs to be configured:
-IPv4 Address: Enter the IPv4 address to be set as static for the
device
-IPv4 Subnet Mask: Enter the Subnet Mask.
-IPv4 Gateway: Enter the Network Gateway’s IPv4 Address.
-Preferred IPv4 DNS: Enter the Primary IPv4 DNS.
-Alternate IPv4 DNS: Enter the Alternate IPv4 DNS.
• Frequency: Set the GWN76xx’s frequency, it can be either
2.4GHz, 5GHz or Dual-band.
• Enable Band Steering: When Frequency is set to Dual-Band,
check this option to enable Band Steering on the Access Point,
this will help redirecting clients to a radio band accordingly for
efficient use and to benefit from the maximum throughput
supported by the client.
• Mode: Choose the mode for the frequency band, 802.11n/g/b for
2.4Ghz and 802.11ac for 5Ghz.
• Channel Width: Choose the Channel Width, note that wide
channel will give better speed/throughput, and narrow channel
will have less interference. 20Mhz is suggested in very high-
density environment.
• 40MHz Channel Location: Configure the 40MHz channel
location when using 20MHz/40MHz in Channel Width, it can be
set it to be “Secondary Below Primary”, “Primary Below
Secondary” or “Auto”.
• Channel: Select “Auto” or a specific channel. Default is “Auto”.
Note that the proposed channels depend on Country Settings
under System Settings–>Maintenance.
• Enable Short Guard Interval: Check to activate this option to half
the guard interval (from 800ns to 400ns) ensuring that distinct
transmissions do not interfere with one another, this will help
increasing throughput.
• Active Spatial Streams: Choose active spatial stream. Available
options: “Auto”, “1 stream”, “2 streams” and “3 streams” (For
GWN7610).