How to configure WiFi radios on individual Access Points?

This guide outlines the steps to individually manage each WiFi radio setting on your Access Point. To learn how to manage your network WiFi radio settings, please refer to this article.

When adding a new device to a network, all WiFi radios are enabled by default and configured to use the network WiFi channel & channel width settings. To override this configuration, follow these simple steps:

1. Log into the Plasma Cloud console;
2. Select the Organisation and Network with the Access Point of interest from the top right menu;
3. Navigate to Access Points in the main menu on the left; 
4. Click on the specific Access Point you wish to configure. This leads you to the individual Access Point details page;
5. Scroll down to the WiFi radio section, where each radio is named according to its frequency;

6. Adjust the settings for each radio as needed. You can select channels and channel width, adjust TX power, and enable or disable radios;

7. Once configured, click Save to apply your changes to the selected Access Point.  

Access Points using wireless mesh must use the same WiFi channel as at least one nearby wired Access Point to ensure Internet connectivity.

WiFi AI

When WiFi AI is enabled in the network settings, it's recommended to select the "network default " option in the channel drop-down menu. This allows the WiFi AI to determine and allocate the best channel configuration for you.

However, should you prefer to manually set a channel—like for testing or troubleshooting purposes—you retain full control. The WiFi AI respects any manual configuration changes and does not override them.

WiFi radio settings in Access Point table

The Access Point table with show each WiFi radio setting in the 'channels' column for easy overview. For example, if a WiFi radio is disabled, it will be clearly labeled as 'Disabled' in the Access Point table for easy identification.

If all WiFi radios on a device have been disabled, a WiFi disabled icon will be displayed in the status column for that specific device. It's important to understand that in this state, the affected device will be unable to broadcast any SSIDs and will solely function to connect wired clients.