Manage Sticky Clients - NETGEAR WAX628 User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX5400 Access Point Model WAX628
• Based on Channel Receive Signal Strength: For each radio, move the associated
slider to specify the minimum required RSSI value for an individual client, below
which the radio does not accept the client association.
For each radio, the minimum RSSI value is 1, the maximum value is 50, and the
default value is 23.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Manage sticky clients

During roaming, sticky clients do not change to an access point with a better signal but
remain associated with (that is, stick to) their initial access point, even though the quality
of the connection to that access point is degraded. Such a situation causes delay for
other clients that are associated with that access point.
Note: For a home WiFi network with a single access point, a sticky client is useful
because no other access point is available to associate with during roaming. For a
business or enterprise network with multiple access points, a sticky client can cause a
drain on WiFi resources.
You can force sticky clients to disassociate from the radios of the access point.
If load balancing based on the RSSI of the client is enabled (see Manage load balancing
for the radios on page 224), after a client is forced to disassociate, the client can join
again in the following situations:
• The client can associate again if its RSSI is equal to or higher than the minimum
required RSSI.
• If the client persistently tries to associate with the access point, the access point
grants access to that client, even if its RSSI is below minimum required RSSI.
To manage sticky clients:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as
the access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window displays.
If your browser displays a security warning, you can proceed, or add an exception
for the security warning. For more information, see What to do if you get a browser
security warning on page 42.
Manage the Advanced Radio
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