Enable Or Disable Band Steering For A Wifi Network - NETGEAR WAC505 User Manual

Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC505 User Manual
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Basic.
The page that displays lets you select an SSID.
5. Click the > button to the left the SSID.
The settings for the selected SSID display.
6. Under 802.11K (RRM), select or clear the 802.11K (RRM) check box:
• Selecting the check box enables RRM.
• Clearing the check box disables RRM.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Enable or Disable Band Steering for a WiFi Network

Band steering enables the access point to identify the WiFi devices that are dual-band capable and steer
those devices to the 5 GHz band rather than the 2.4 GHz band of a WiFi network (SSID or VAP). Generally,
more channels and bandwidth are available in the 5 GHz band, causing less interference and allowing for
a better user experience. By default, band steering is disabled.
To enable or disable band steering for a WiFi network:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Basic.
The page that displays lets you select an SSID.
5. Click the > button to the left the SSID.
The settings for the selected SSID display.
6. Under Band Steering, select one of the following radio buttons:
Manage the Basic WiFi and Radio Features
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