Mpro Mesh; Ap Steering And Band Steering - ZyXEL Communications WX Series User Manual

Manage the WX Device and your WiFi network using the MPro Mesh app. You can check your WiFi
network status, change passwords or set up a WiFi access with a QR code. For more information, see
Chapter 4 on page

1.2 MPro Mesh

The WX Device supports MPro Mesh that lets a controller manage your WiFi network. A controller can
automatically configure WiFi settings on extenders in the network as well as optimize bandwidth usage.
The controller optimizes bandwidth usage by directing WiFi clients to an extender (AP steering) or 2.4
GHz / 5 GHz band (band steering) that is less busy.
• If the router/modem is an MPro Mesh router/modem, then the router/modem is the controller.
• If the router/modem is not an MPro Mesh router/modem, then the WX Device is the controller.

1.2.1 AP Steering and Band Steering

Zyxel MPro Mesh supports AP steering and Band steering.
• AP steering allows WiFi clients to roam seamlessly between Mesh supported devices in your Mesh
network by using the same SSID and WiFi password. Also, AP steering helps monitor WiFi clients and
drop their connections to optimize the WX Device bandwidth when the clients are idle or have a low
signal. When a WiFi client is dropped, it has the opportunity to reconnect to a Mesh AP with a strong
signal.
Figure 4 AP Steering Application
• Band steering allows 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz dual-band WiFi clients to move from one band to another. For
example, if the 2.4 GHz channel is congested, WiFi clients that support 5 GHz can move to the 5 GHz
band.
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