What Is An Insight Instant Mesh Wifi Network - NETGEAR WAX618 User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX3000 Access Point Model WAX618
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Broadcast in the 2.4 GHz radio band.
Broadcast in the 5 GHz radio band.
What is an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi
network?
A mesh WiFi network consists of at least one mesh-capable root and one or more nodes
that connect to the root over WiFi (see What are a root and a node? on page 45). The
root is connected over Ethernet to a router or Internet gateway and provides Internet
access to its nodes. The root and nodes work together to cover a potentially large area
with WiFi network, which is the mesh network.
A mesh network can be a good solution if you want to bring WiFi to the following
environments:
• Nearby rooms where cabling is not available (in line of sight and in range of the
current WiFi reception)
• Neighboring office buildings (in line of sight and in range of the current WiFi
reception)
• Any environment in which you cannot run cables
In the mesh WiFi network, the node connects to the root over a WiFi connection and
broadcasts (extends) the WiFi network to the WiFi clients:
• Backhaul connection: The WiFi connection between the root and the node is
referred to as the backhaul connection.
• Fronthaul connection: The WiFi connection between the node and its WiFi clients
is referred to as the fronthaul connection.
In a NETGEAR Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network, you must use the Insight Cloud Portal
or Insight app to set up the mesh WiFi connection between the root and the node. That
is, you cannot do so through the local browser UI of either the root or the node. In a
network with multiple roots, NETGEAR Insight automatically connects the node to the
root with the strongest WiFi signal.
Install the Access Point in an
Insight Instant Mesh WiFi
Network
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