NETGEAR WAX638E User Manual page 86

Insight Managed WiFi 6E AXE7800 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX638E
- 11b: 802.11ax, 802.11ng, 802.11bg, and 802.11b WiFi clients can connect
to the access point. However, the speed of 802.11ax, 802.11n, and 802.11bg
clients is limited to the maximum speed that is supported by 802.11b (about
11 Mbps).
Select one of the following wireless modes (WiFi modes) for the 5 GHz radio:
- 11ax: 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11na, and 802.11a WiFi clients can connect
to the access point. This is the default setting.
- 11ac: 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11na, and 802.11a WiFi clients can connect
to the access point. However, the speed of 802.11ax clients is limited to the
maximum speed that is supported by 802.11ac (about 867 Mbps).
- 11na: 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11na, and 802.11a WiFi clients can connect
to the access point. However, the speed of 802.11ax and 802.11ac clients is
limited to the maximum speed that is supported by 802.11na (about 450
Mbps).
- 11a: 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11na, and 802.11a WiFi clients can connect to
the access point. However, the speed of 802.11ax, 802.11ac, 802.11na clients
is limited to the maximum speed that is supported by 802.11a (up to about
54 Mbps).
• Channel Width: From the menu, select the channel width for the radio. Your
selection from the Wireless Mode menu determines if you can set the channel
width, and if so, which channel widths are available.
Use the following guidelines:
- A wider channel improves the performance (no or minimal interference and
better data rates).
- The 802.11n specification allows a 40 MHz–wide channel in addition to the
legacy 20 MHz channel that is available with other modes.
- The 802.11ac specification allows an 80 MHz–wide channel in addition to the
20 MHz and 40 MHz channels that are available with other modes.
- The 802.11ax specification for the 5 GHz radio (and, by extension for the
6 GHz radio) allows a 160 MHz–wide channel in addition to the 20 MHz,
40 MHz, and 80 MHz channels that are available with other WiFi modes.
- The 40 MHz, 80 MHz, and 160 MHz channels enable higher data rates but
leave fewer channels available for use on the 5 GHz radio. This limitation does
not apply to the 6 GHz radio.
For more information, see Change the channel width for a radio on page 90.
• Guard Interval: From the menu, select the transmission power of the radio. You
can select 100%(Max), 50%, 25%, 12.5%, or 4%(Min). The default is 100%(Max).
Manage the Basic Radio
Features
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