Netgear WAX620 User Manual - Page 46

Insight Cloud Managed WiFi 6 AX3600 Access Point Model WAX620 (Continued) Number or Icon and Description 5 A network router that is connected to the Internet. Broadcast in the 2.4 GHz radio band. Broadcast in the 5 GHz radio band. What is an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network? A mesh WiFi network consists of at least one mesh-capable root and one or more nodes that connect to the root over WiFi (see What are a root and a node? on page 45). The root is connected over Ethernet to a router or Internet gateway and provides Internet access to its nodes. The root and nodes work together to cover a potentially large area with WiFi network, which is the mesh network. A mesh network can be a good solution if you want to bring WiFi to the following environments: • Nearby rooms where cabling is not available (in line of sight and in range of the current WiFi reception) • Neighboring office buildings (in line of sight and in range of the current WiFi reception) • Any environment in which you cannot run cables In the mesh WiFi network, the node connects to the root over a WiFi connection and broadcasts (extends) the WiFi network to the WiFi clients: • Backhaul connection: The WiFi connection between the root and the node is referred to as the backhaul connection. • Fronthaul connection: The WiFi connection between the node and its WiFi clients is referred to as the fronthaul connection. In a NETGEAR Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network, you must use the Insight Cloud Portal or Insight app to set up the mesh WiFi connection between the root and the node. That is, you cannot do so through the local browser UI of either the root or the node. In a Install the Access Point in an 46 Insight Instant Mesh WiFi Network User Manual