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Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220 • Groups of channels for the 5 GHz radio: To select a specific group of channels for the 5 GHz radio, select a U-NII button, for example, the U-NII-1 button or the U-NII-3 button. • Specific channel for a radio: To select a specific channel for a radio, click the button for the channel and frequency. The available channels depend on the country and region that you selected for the AP. 8. Click the Apply button. A pop-up window displays. 9. Click the OK button. Your settings are saved. The page closes. (The original page with the Wireless Settings section and other sections remains open.) Manage the radio transmit power By default, the AP's radios transmit at full power. If you have several APs in your network, interference could occur at full power. You can set one or both radios to transmit at half or a quarter power. However, if you set the transmit power too low, WiFi clients might not be able to connect to the AP. If the AP is the only AP in your network and your WiFi devices are all fairly close to the AP, you could use a lower radio transmit power, allowing you to save some energy. WARNING: Make sure that the country is set to the location where the device is operating (see Change the country and region of operation on page 66). You are responsible for complying with the local, regional, and national regulations that are set for channels, power levels, and frequency ranges. To manage the radio transmit power for a radio: 1. Launch a web browser from a computer or tablet that is directly connected over WiFi to the AP or connected to the same network as the AP. 2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP. If you are directly connected to the management WiFi network, you can enter https://www.aplogin.net. A login page displays. If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the AP on page 24. For more information about the management WiFi network, see Management WiFi network on page 43. Manage the WiFi Radio Settings 70 User Manual

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Groups of channels for the 5 GHz radio
: To select a specific group of channels
for the 5 GHz radio, select a U-NII button, for example, the
U-NII-1
button or the
U-NII-3
button.
•
Specific channel for a radio
: To select a specific channel for a radio, click the
button for the channel and frequency. The available channels depend on the
country and region that you selected for the AP.
8.
Click the
Apply
button.
A pop-up window displays.
9.
Click the
OK
button.
Your settings are saved. The page closes. (The original page with the Wireless Settings
section and other sections remains open.)
Manage the radio transmit power
By default, the AP’s radios transmit at full power.
If you have several APs in your network, interference could occur at full power. You can
set one or both radios to transmit at half or a quarter power. However, if you set the
transmit power too low, WiFi clients might not be able to connect to the AP.
If the AP is the only AP in your network and your WiFi devices are all fairly close to the
AP, you could use a lower radio transmit power, allowing you to save some energy.
WARNING:
Make sure that the country is set to the location where the device is
operating (see Change
the
country
and
region
of
operation
on page 66). You are
responsible for complying with the local, regional, and national regulations that are set
for channels, power levels, and frequency ranges.
To manage the radio transmit power for a radio:
1.
Launch a web browser from a computer or tablet that is directly connected over WiFi
to the AP or connected to the same network as the AP.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP.
If you are directly connected to the management WiFi network, you can enter
.
A login page displays.
If you do not know the IP address, see Find
the
IP
address
of
the
AP
on page 24. For
more information about the management WiFi network, see Management
WiFi
network
on page 43.
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Manage the WiFi Radio Settings
Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220