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Manage 802.11ax and enable or disable OFDMA for a radio
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WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204 Manage 802.11ax and enable or disable OFDMA for a radio If 802.11ax (11AX) WiFi is enabled (which it is by default), you can enable Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple-Access (OFDMA) for each radio band independently. By default, OFDMA is disabled on both radio bands, even when 11AX WiFi is enabled. OFDMA allows data transmission signals to be split into smaller signals. The access point sends these small signals directly to individual devices in your network. Because multiple devices can be served in the same transmission window, the access point does not need to wait for WiFi access for every packet. This method of communication increases network speed and efficiency. Note the following about OFDMA: • Enable OFDMA if your network includes many Internet of things (IoT) devices. • After you enable OFDMA, if you notice that some of your devices do not function as expected, disable OFDMA to see if the devices function fine. • If your network includes many older devices, you might want to keep OFDMA disabled. We recommend that you keep 11AX enabled. To manage 11AX for both radios and enable or disable OFDMA for an individual radio: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is connected to the access point network. 2. Enter http//www.routerlogin.net in the address field. If you are not connected to the access point network but to the same network as the access point, enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point when you cannot use routerlogin.net on page 27. A login window displays. If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on page 30. 3. Enter the access point local device password. The local device password is the one that you specified. The local device password is case-sensitive. Advanced WiFi and Radio 189 Features User Manual