ZyXEL Communications WSQ60 User Manual page 11

Chapter 1 Get to Know Your Multy WiFi System
Assigned Roles in a Mesh Network
The next table shows which Multy Devices you can use as extender Multys for a given primary Multy.
Table 3 The Assigned Roles in a Mesh Network
Multy Plus
(WSQ60)
Multy X
(WSQ50)
Multy U
PRIMARY
MULTY
(WSR30)
Multy M1
(WSM20)
Multy M6E
(WSQ65)
Assigned Roles in the Zyxel Multy App
The following table shows the role of router and extender of the Multy Device in the Zyxel Multy app.
Table 4 The Assigned Roles in the Zyxel Multy App
MULTY PLUS
(WSQ60)
Router Name Primary Multy
in the app
Extender Extender Multy
Name in the
app
Primary Multy
The primary Multy functions as a network controller to coordinate and optimize WiFi activity In the Mesh
network. The controller collects Channel Availability Check responses and scan reports from the
Extender Multy. Then, the controller selects the best channel and the final optimized topology based on
the current situation.
The Mesh network uses AP steering and Band steering mechanisms to improve WiFi performance.
AP steering allows WiFi clients to roam seamlessly in a Mesh network. Band steering allows 2.4 GHz / 5
GHz dual-band WiFi clients to move from one band to another less busy band. For AP steering to work,
the controller and the devices in the Mesh network must use the same SSID and password. For band
steering to work, the SSIDs and passwords of 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz must be identical.
See Section 1.2.2 on page 12
synchronizes the SSIDs and passwords during auto-configuration.
MULTY PLUS MULTY X
(WSQ60) (WSQ50)
YES NO
NO YES
NO NO
NO NO
NO NO
MULTY X MULTY MINI
(WSQ50) (WSQ20)
Primary Multy Primary Multy
Extender Multy Extender Multy
and Section 1.2.3 on page 13
Multy WiFi System User's Guide
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EXTENDER MULTY
MULTY
MULTY U
MINI
(WSR30)
(WSQ20)
NO NO
YES NO
NO YES
NO NO
NO NO
MULTY U MULTY M1
(WSR30) (WSM20)
Primary Multy Multy Router
Extender Satellite
Multy
for more information. The controller
MULTY MULTY
M1 M6E
(WSM20) (WSQ65)
NO NO
NO NO
NO NO
YES NO
NO YES
MULTY M6E
(WSQ65)
Primary
Router
Satellite