Verizon ARC-XCI55AX User Manual page 49

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3. Click Scan Scan to perform channel availability scan for the
Verizon Internet Gateway accommodating the best radio
channel and providing the best Wi-Fi performance.
4. On the Channel Settings Channel Settings page for either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz,
the following information displays and can be configured:
• Channel Analysis - scans and displays channel Channel Analysis
bandwidth and signal strength of available APs. Channel
Score Score displays a network congestion score of one to ten
in each Wi-Fi channel. It can be used to determine which
channels to use or to avoid. Higher score indicates less
congestion in a channel.
• Channel Settings Channel
Wi-Fi router and its clients to communicate with each
other. The channel must be the same on the Gateway
and all of its Wi-Fi clients. Select the channel you want
the Wi-Fi radio to use to communicate, or accept the
default (Auto)
automatically assign itself a radio channel.
• Width Width - displays the Wi-Fi channel currently in use on
each band. Users can select from available channels.
• 802.11 Mode 802.11 Mode
You can limit the Wi-Fi access to your network by selecting
the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi communication standard
best suited for the devices you allow to access your Wi-Fi
network.
Select the Wi-Fi mode as follows:
– Compatibility – This is the default mode setting on
5 GHz, providing a good balance of performance and
Settings - this is the radio channel used by the
Auto) channel selection. Then the Gateway will
Channel