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Basic settings

You can turn the 5 GHz wireless band on and off and configure its basic settings, such as SSID, band, and channel. You can configure the following settings:

  • Wireless: Turn the access point's 5 GHz wireless radio on or off.

  • Band: Select the wireless standard used for the access point. Select one of the following options:

    • 11a
    • 11a/n
    • 11a/n/ac
    • 11a/n/ac/ax

  • Enable SSID number: Select how many SSIDs to enable for the 5 GHz frequency from the drop down menu, up to a maximum of 16.

  • SSID#: Enter the SSID name and VLAN ID for the specified SSID. The SSID can be a combination of up to 32 letters and numbers.

  • Auto channel: Turn automatic channel selection on or off. When turned on, the access point automatically selects the best channel for transmission based on various factors, including the total received signal strength (RSSI), noise floor, channel load, power limitations, and the number of basic service sets (BSS).

    You can configure the following settings for auto channel selection:

    • Auto channel range: Select the range auto channel selection can choose from. Select one of the following options:

      • Band 1
      • Band 1, 2
      • Band 1, 2, 3
      • Band 4
      • Band 1, 4
      • Band 1, 2, 3, 4

    • Auto channel interval: Select a time interval for how often the auto channel setting will check the wireless channel settings.

    Note

    If you select Change channel even if clients are connected, your devices may disconnect whenever the auto channel settings change.

  • Channel: If you turn Auto channel off, you can manually select the channel you want to use.

  • Channel Bandwidth: Select the channel width from the following options:

    • 20 MHz: Lower performance but less interference.
    • Auto 40/20 MHz: Automatically select from 40 MHz and 20 MHz, based on interference level.
    • Auto 80/40/20 MHz: Automatically select from 80 MHz, 40 MHz, and 20 MHz, based on interference level.

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