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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual 7. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button. Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online. Manage the satellite priority If the AirBridge functions as a master with the AirBridge mode enabled, by default, the AirBridge assigns time slots for the traffic to each satellite (see Manage time slot assignments to satellites on page 98). By default, each satellite receives the same number of time slots, that is, the same amount of time to transmit and receive. By default, the priority for each satellite is set to High, but you can prioritize one satellite over another and assign a lower priority to another satellite, causing the satellite to be assigned a smaller number of time slots by the master. You can assign a high, middle, or low satellite priority. The high priority receives 10 times as much time as the low priority. The middle priority receives 5 times as much time as the low priority. (The relationship is 10:5:1.) As a general guideline, give a higher priority to a satellite with a good WiFi connection to the master (that is, a high-quality signal between the devices) and a lower priority to a satellite with a poor WiFi connection to the master. A higher satellite priority means that the satellite can perform better than a satellite with a lower satellite priority. To manage the satellite priority: 1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection. 2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge. The login page displays. If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the AirBridge after initial setup on page 34. 3. Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password. The user name is admin. The local device password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on an iOS or Android mobile device on page 15). The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections. 4. Under Network, select Wireless. The Wireless Settings page displays. Manage Advanced WiFi and 99 Radio Features User Manual

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7.
In the pop-up window, click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online.
Manage the satellite priority
If the AirBridge functions as a master with the AirBridge mode enabled, by default, the
AirBridge assigns time slots for the traffic to each satellite (see Manage
time
slot
assignments
to
satellites
on page 98). By default, each satellite receives the same number
of time slots, that is, the same amount of time to transmit and receive. By default, the
priority for each satellite is set to High, but you can prioritize one satellite over another
and assign a lower priority to another satellite, causing the satellite to be assigned a
smaller number of time slots by the master.
You can assign a high, middle, or low satellite priority. The high priority receives 10
times as much time as the low priority. The middle priority receives 5 times as much
time as the low priority. (The relationship is 10:5:1.)
As a general guideline, give a higher priority to a satellite with a good WiFi connection
to the master (that is, a high-quality signal between the devices) and a lower priority to
a satellite with a poor WiFi connection to the master. A higher satellite priority means
that the satellite can perform better than a satellite with a lower satellite priority.
To manage the satellite priority:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge.
The login page displays.
If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and
does not let you proceed, see Log
in
to
the
AirBridge
after
initial
setup
on page 34.
3.
Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password.
The user name is
admin
. The local device password is the one that you specified
the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight
Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to
which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect
over
WiFi
using
the
NETGEAR
Insight
app
on
an
iOS
or
Android
mobile
device
on page 15).
The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections.
4.
Under Network, select
Wireless
.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
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Manage Advanced WiFi and
Radio Features
Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual