Manage The Multicast And Unicast Streams To Wifi Clients - NETGEAR WAX214 User Manual

NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3600 Dual Band PoE/PoE+ Access Points, WAX214 and WAX218
5. Do one of the following:
• Set client limits for a radio: Set client limits by doing the following:
a. Select the Clients Limits Enable radio button for the radio.
By default, client limits are enabled for both radios.
b. In the Client Limits field for the radio, enter a number from 1 to 64.
For each radio, the default is 64.
• Disable client limits for a radio: Disable client limits for a radio by selecting the
Clients Limits Disable radio button.
By default, client limits are enabled.
6. Click the Save button.
Your settings are saved but not yet applied.
A pop-up window displays. The window shows the number of changes to be applied.
7. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the access point is back online.
Manage the multicast and unicast streams
to WiFi clients
When a client tries to associate with a WiFi network and negotiates an IP address, the
access point converts the multicast DHCP offer message from the DHCP server to a
unicast message, and forwards it to the client. This is the default option. You can disable
this option so that the access point does not convert the multicast DHCP offer messages
to unicast messages. Multicast messages cause more overhead in a WiFi network, but
situations might exist in which you prefer multicast over unicast messages in your network.
To manage the multicast and unicast streams to WiFi clients:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is directly connected
over WiFi to the access point or connected to the same network as the access point.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you are directly connected to the "CONFIG-ONLY" SSID, you can enter
https://www.aplogin.net.
A login window displays.
Manage the Advanced WiFi and
Radio Settings
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