Wireless Options
The
tab in the web application allows you to configure the bandwidth limit on the internet usage along with Quality of Service, and Wi-Fi Technology settings on employee or guest networks. To configure these options, select the employee network or guest network and then click the tab.Quality of Service
The Wireless Options > Quality of Service section in the web application allows you to configure the multicast optimization setting.
Multicast Optimizations
This option enhances the quality and reliability of streaming videos by converting multicast streams into unicast streams over the wireless network, while also preserving the bandwidth available to the non-video clients.
This option is disabled by default, as some wireless clients may not be compatible with this optimization.
To configure multicast optimization, follow these steps:
- Under Wireless Options > Quality of Service, select the Multicast Optimizations checkbox.
- Click Update.
Bandwidth Control
The bandwidth consumption for an employee or guest network can be limited based on the client MAC address. The configured limit will be maintained even when the client roams from one AP to another within the network. As an alternative, you can choose to set the bandwidth on an entire network, instead of restricting the usage per client.
To configure a bandwidth limit, follow these steps:
- Click the Instant On web application home page, or click Networks from the navigation pane on the left. tile on the
- In the Networks > Overview screen, select one of the following methods to view the network details:
- Clicking on the network name.
- Hover the cursor over the network you want to delete, click the
button, and select View Details from the drop-down list.
- Click the Wireless Options tab.
- Under Bandwidth Control, select the Bandwidth Limits checkbox.
- Under
- Client—Select this option to configure a bandwidth limit for each client connected to the network.
- Network—Select this option to configure a bandwidth limit per-AP SSID network.
, select one of the following: - Move the sliders for Download and Upload, to set the bandwidth limit for the employee or guest network. The limit is set to by default.
- Click Update.
Wi-Fi Technologies
The Wireless Options > Wi-Fi Technologies section allows you to select the Wi-Fi standard on which the selected network is allowed to operate. Under Wi-Fi Technologies > Wi-Fi Generations, select one of the following standards:
- Wi-Fi 5—This checkbox is selected as a mandatory default standard for most networks.
- Wi-Fi 6—The
To disable this option, deselect the Wi-Fi 6 checkbox.
The Wi-Fi 6 option is only available when the device inventory has at least one Instant On AP22, AP25, or AP32 access points.
Disable this feature if the client experiences problem connecting to the network.
checkbox configures Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) capabilities of the network. When selected, 802.11ax capable clients can make use of enhanced throughput and transmission capabilities of the 802.11ax standard. This setting is enabled by default.
Multiple Clients Optimizations
This setting is available only when the Wi-Fi 6 toggle switch is enabled. This feature improves the channel efficiency when multiple Wi-Fi 6 clients are connected by enabling OFDMA. This setting is disabled by default on the network, select the Multiple Client Optimization (OFDMA) checkbox under Wi-Fi Options to enable this feature.