Netgear WC7500 - ProSAFE® Wireless Controller User Manual
Configure WiFi and QoS Settings
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller
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Configure the settings as described in the following table.
7.
Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
If you want to configure load balancing for all access points of another model, repeat the
procedure for that model.
procedure for that model.
Manage Rate Limiting
Rate limiting lets you manage how the available bandwidth is distributed among the profiles
in a profile group on a radio of a managed access point.
in a profile group on a radio of a managed access point.
Rate Limiting Concepts
The number of errors during transmission and the time that a packet spends in the
transmission queues determine the available bandwidth.
transmission queues determine the available bandwidth.
Within a profile group (including the basic profile group), you configure rate limiting separately
for each WiFi radio (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). Within a profile group, for each WiFi radio, rate
limiting must add up to a maximum of 100 percent. (It can be less than 100 percent.)
for each WiFi radio (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). Within a profile group, for each WiFi radio, rate
limiting must add up to a maximum of 100 percent. (It can be less than 100 percent.)
For example, within one profile group, if four profiles use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode and two
profiles use the 802.11a/na/ac mode, you create one rate-limiting configuration for the four
profiles that use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode and another rate-limiting configuration for the two
profiles that use the 802.11a/na/ac mode. The combined percentages of the four profiles that
use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode cannot exceed 100 percent; similarly, the combined
percentages of the two profiles that use the 802.11a/na/ac mode cannot exceed 100 percent.
profiles use the 802.11a/na/ac mode, you create one rate-limiting configuration for the four
profiles that use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode and another rate-limiting configuration for the two
profiles that use the 802.11a/na/ac mode. The combined percentages of the four profiles that
use the 802.11b/bg/ng mode cannot exceed 100 percent; similarly, the combined
percentages of the two profiles that use the 802.11a/na/ac mode cannot exceed 100 percent.
On each managed access point (or on each radio in a managed dual-band access point), the
available bandwidth is distributed in the specified percentages among the profiles in a profile
group. The percentage that is configured for a single profile is shared among all the clients
connected to it.
available bandwidth is distributed in the specified percentages among the profiles in a profile
group. The percentage that is configured for a single profile is shared among all the clients
connected to it.
Setting
Description
Max Client
Drag the slider to specify or enter the maximum number of WiFi clients that can
connect to each radio of an access point at one time.
connect to each radio of an access point at one time.
You can select a value of 64 to allow the maximum number of clients that a radio of
an access point can support.
an access point can support.
RSSI
Drag the slider to specify or enter the minimum signal quality in percentage (0 to
75 percent) expected from the WiFi clients that connect to the access points.
75 percent) expected from the WiFi clients that connect to the access points.
A value of 0 means that this check is not enforced and load balancing is disabled.
RSSI percentages translate into the following power levels in dBm:
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RSSI of 0% = –95 dBm (load balancing is disabled)
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RSSI of 25% = –81 dBm
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RSSI of 50% = –68 dBm
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RSSI of 75% = –55 dBm