Netgear WC7500 User Manual - Page 183

ProSAFE Wireless Controller Setting Description Multicast/Broadcast Rate Limiting Select the enable radio button to enable multicast and broadcast rate limiting, which can increase bandwidth and minimize interference. To configure the maximum packet rate, enter a packet rate in the Multicast/Broadcast Rate Limiting Packet Count field. By default, the wireless controller uses the following maximum packets rates: • For the 2.4 Ghz radio, up to 63 packets per second. • For the 5 GHz radio, up to radio 300 packets per second. Select the disable radio button to disable multicast and broadcast rate limiting. Disabled is the default setting. ARP Suppression Select the enable radio button to enable Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) suppression. ARP suppression decreases the management traffic that the wireless controller must handle. ARP suppression is enabled by default and applies to the wired interface only. With ARP suppression enabled, if the IP addresses of all WiFi clients that are associated with an access point are known, the wireless controller handles ARP requests in the following ways: • A packet with a known IP address is forwarded to its destination. • A packet with an unknown IP address is dropped. With ARP suppression enabled, if the IP address of at least one WiFi client that is associated with an access point is not known, the wireless controller broadcasts (that is, floods) the ARP requests into the WiFi network. Select the disable radio button to disable ARP suppression. 8. Click the Apply button. The changes are saved. Override Channel and Transmission Power in the Basic Profile Group The table on the Basic Wireless Settings page shows the access points that are managed in the profiles of the basic profile group and to which the channel allocation and basic RF management settings apply. After you configure the WiFi settings for the basic profile group (see Configure WiFi Settings for the Basic Profile Group on page 179), you can change the channel, the transmission power, or both for individual access points in the basic profile group. For you to be able to configure these settings in the table, two requirements exist: • Channel. To enable the Access Point Channel menu in the table, you must disable automatic channel allocation on the Channel Allocation page (see Configure Channels on page 191). • Transmission power. To enable the Tx Power menu in the table, you must disable automatic Tx power control on the basic RF Management page (see Configure Radio Frequency Management for the Basic Profile Group on page 195). Configure WiFi and QoS Settings 183