Owners manual

WiFi Configuration and Security
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ProSAFE Dual-Band Wireless AC Access Points WAC720 and WAC730
7. Specify the settings of the Profile Definition section as described in the following table.
8. Specify the settings of the Authentication Settings section as described in the following table.
Note: The access point is set by default as an open system with no
authentication. However, we recommend that you configure security.
Setting Description
Profile Name Enter a unique name of the security profile that makes it easy to recognize the
profile. The default names are NETGEAR, NETGEAR-1, NETGEAR-2, and so
on, through NETGEAR-7. You can enter a value of up to 32 alphanumeric
characters.
Wireless Network Name
(SSID)
The WiFi network name (SSID) for the security profile. The default names
depend on the selected radio band:
• 802.11 bg/ng/bgn. The default names are NETGEAR_11ng,
NETGEAR_11ng-1, NETGEAR_11ng-2, and so on, through
NETGEAR_11ng-7 for the eighth profile.
• 802.11 a/a-na-ac. The default names are NETGEAR_11ac,
NETGEAR_11ac-1, NETGEAR_11ac-2, and so on, through
NETGEAR_11ac-7 for the eighth profile.
Broadcast Wireless
Network Name (SSID)
Select the Yes radio button to enable the access point to broadcast its SSID,
allowing WiFi stations with a null (blank) SSID to adopt the access point’s
SSID. Yes is the default setting. To prevent the SSID from being broadcast,
select the No radio button.
Band Steering to 5GHz
Note: This setting does
not apply to
802.11a/a-na-ac profiles.
Select the Enable radio button to enable band steering from the 2.4 GHz band
to the 5 GHz band. Band steering can reduce the client density in the 2.4 GHz
band by steering dual-band-capable clients to the 5 GHz band, thereby
increasing the WiFi network capacity. By default, the Disable button is selected
and band steering is disabled.
If you enable band steering, you can set the RSSI threshold.
Rssi Threshold 5GHz
(-100 to -10)
Note: This setting does
not apply to
802.11a/a-na-ac profiles.
The received signal strength indicator (RSSI) threshold applies only if you
enable band steering.
Enter the minimum RSSI value that a dual-band-capable client must be able to
receive from a 5 GHz radio before the client is steered from a 2.4 GHz radio to
the 5 GHz radio.
You can enter a value from –100 to –10. The default value is –70.
802.11K (RRM) Select the 802.11K(RRM) check box to allow the access point to support
802.11K radio resource management (RRM). 802.11K RRM allows for a better
utilization of access points in a network. If some access points are underutilized
because their signal is not as strong as that of other access points in the
network and those other access points are used to their maximum capacity,
802.11K RRM can steer clients to the underutilized access points. By default,
the 802.11K(RRM) check box is cleared and 802.11K RRM is disabled.