-
Why and How to Adjust: The Impact of Country Code Settings in AP Configurations
Introduction The country code setting in Access Points (APs) plays a crucial role in compliance and performance in wireless networks. This article discusses the importance of setting the appropriate country code in AP configurations. Significance of Correct Country Code Regulatory Compliance: Different countries have…
-
How to Balance: Aligning Multiple AP Power Settings for Optimal Environmental Fit
Introduction Managing the power settings of multiple Access Points (APs) is vital to ensure a balanced and interference-free wireless network. This article explores how to check if the power settings of multiple APs are harmonious with your environment. Managing Signal Overlap and Interference Understanding Signal Overlap:…
-
How to Check: Ensuring a Single AP's Power Compatibility with Your Environment
Introduction When deploying a wireless network, it's crucial to ensure that each Access Point (AP) is optimized for the environment. This article provides a guide on how to check if the power settings of a single AP are suitable for your specific setting. Testing and Adjusting AP Power Conducting a Physical Test:…
-
What occurs if all DCS manual channels are included in the blacklist?
If you enable the Blacklist DFS channels in the presence of radar option, and all of your AP's DCS manual channels are now only those blacklisted DFS channels, the AP will not shut down the radio. Instead, it will select another available channel that is not blacklisted.
-
What channels are utilized in a three- or four-channel deployment in DCS settings?
Path: Configure > Access points > Radio settings > DCS settings. When configured for a three-channel deployment in the 2.4GHz band, the AP will utilize channels 1, 6, and 11. For a four-channel deployment in the 2.4GHz band, the channels used depend on the country or region. Typically, the AP will use either channels 1, 4,…
-
How to Resolve Intermittent Network Connectivity Issues in Devices?
In places with diverse IoT devices, intermittent network connectivity can pose significant challenges. Resolving such disruptions is vital to maintain seamless communication and operation of the devices, ensuring the reliability and stability of the network. Topology and Scenario Gateway --- Switch --- AP VLAN: Untagged,…
-
What to do when a station is blocked by 802.1X authentication failed?
The 802.1X authentication failure could be due to several reasons, including incorrect credentials or an issue with the wireless environment. Follow these steps to troubleshoot: Fine-tune the wireless environment: If you find multiple clients having difficulty connecting to APs, you may need to adjust the wireless…
-
How to solve Co-channel Interference by DCS?
This article will introduce co-channel
interference and DCS and show you the methods solve co-channel interference by DCS. Co-Channel
Interference Introduction In Wi-Fi
transmission, devices in the same channel need to take turns to transmit data. The more devices in the same channel, the longer time each device
needs to…
-
[NEBULA] How to configure smart steering to optimize the wireless network?
Sometimes, the client sticks on the AP
which has lower signal. To avoid client with long idle time or weak RSSI
dragging the Wi-Fi connectivity. Nebula helps user to optimize the wireless
network by monitor wireless clients and drop their connections when the clients
are idle or have a low signal. The client has…
-
[NEBULA] How can I improve WiFi roaming of sticky clients?
How can I improve WiFi roaming of sticky clients? The answer is to enable Smart steering. Smart steering is a feature equivalent to RSSI threshold feature of Zyxel's non-nebula APs, where the AP will stop respond or disassociate the client if the RSSI of the client reaches a certain value to encourage the new association…
-
[NEBULA] What does DFS channel mean in the radio settings page?
What does DFS channel mean in the radio settings page? DFS stands for Dynamic Frequency Selection. In most countries there are regulations that limit the operation of certain 5GHz channels, whereas some frequencies are specifically used by weather and military radar systems requires other wireless services to implement…
-
[Nebula] How can I determine if the radio is enabled or disabled on AP?
How can I determine if the radio is enabled or disabled on NAP? Under Access point page, select the filter button and check the "Channel" option. If the radio of the AP is disabled, you will not be able to see the channel Utilization info for the specific band. For example, if the AP runs fully 5Ghz SSIDs and is not…
-
Why can't my MacBook connect to 5G WIFI?
Why can't my MacBook connect to 5G WIFI? For those who cannot connect to a 5G WIFI SSID, especially for users in Taiwan, you can check the regulatory limitations of your Macbook to see the capabilities to connect to SSID's with specific country codes. Here are some steps to avoid this problem. Change your 5G channel to a…