Configuration Manual

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Dual-band 3x3 802.11 ac WiFi Access Point

5.3. AirFi

AirFi technology is an advanced software control wireless algorithm

developed by us for optimizing network throughput capacity

performance. Using the our AirFi control algorithm can optimize the

wireless bandwidth for the high speed clients as well as the low speed

clients (i.e. 11b and 11g clients), and as a result the system throughput

can be improved substantially.

Figure 108 - AirFi Setting

1. Go to Configuration > Wireless > Radio0 > Advanced > AirFi Setting

2. Select AirFi checkbox to enable AirFi

3. Select suitable level in AirFi Level; Options include:

Level I (Recommended)

favor the fast (802.11n) client most

Level II

favor the fast (802.11n) client moderate

Level III

favor the fast (802.11n) client less

4. Click Submit

5. Click Save & Apply from the top on the right.

Note:

- Radio1 (5G) is not applicable.

5.4. Data Rate Setting

The fact is that low data rate transmissions consume more air time than

high data rates. It may affect the system performance. By disabling low

data rates, AP rules out some remote clients with poor signal strength

and hence low link data rate, preventing them from consuming too

much air time and leaves the air time for higher data rates transmissions.

In this way, overall system performance can be improved. The most

common way we use it is to disable low data rates (e.g., 1M, 2M) when

the AP performance is reported poor.

AP has two (2) configurable parameters about data rate setting; they

are Data Rate and Multicast Data Rate. Data Rate stands for the data

rate setting for unicast data packet; while Multicast Data Rate stands

for the data rate setting for multicast data packet.