Manage The Maximum Number Of Clients For A Radio; Manage The Broadcast And Multicast Settings For A Radio - NETGEAR WAC510 User Manual

Manage the Maximum Number of Clients for a Radio

The number of clients that are allowed to associate with a radio affects the reliability and throughput of the
WiFi connection. A smaller number can increase the reliability and throughput and a large number can
decrease the reliability and throughput. By default, a radio allows up to 64 client associations. You can
specify a higher or lower number of clients. If the number of associated clients exceeds the specified number,
the radio rejects new client associations until the number drops below the specified number.
To manage the maximum number of clients for a radio:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password
are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Advanced.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5. In the Max.Wireless Clients field, enter the maximum number of WiFi clients that can simultaneously
associate with the radio.
The range is from 1 to 100. The default is 64 WiFi clients.
6. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The radio or radios restart and WiFi clients might need to reconnect.

Manage the Broadcast and Multicast Settings for a Radio

Because multicast and broadcast traffic can adversely affect the throughput and latency of a WiFi network,
you can change the multicast and broadcast rate limiting settings and the fixed multicast traffic transmission
rate for a radio.
By default, multicast and broadcast rate limiting is enabled to improve the overall network performance by
limiting the number of packets that are transmitted across the network. By default, the setting is 50 (the
maximum possible value), which specifies a maximum rate limit of 50 packets per second. You can lower
this number.
The multicast traffic transmission rate for the radio is 54 Mbps (the maximum possible value). You can
specify a lower transmission rate.
To manage the broadcast and multicast settings for a radio:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
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