Unifi

Optimizing your UniFi wireless network involves balancing coverage, speed, and interference. Below are key settings for both bands, including Multicast-to-Unicast configuration. 1. General Best Practices Band Steering: Prefer 5 GHz (Settings > WiFi > Band Steering). Disable Legacy Rates: Turn off 802.11b rates (1, 2 Mbps) (Settings > WiFi > Advanced > Data Rate Control). Airtime Fairness: Enable to prevent slow clients from hogging bandwidth (Settings > WiFi > Advanced). Minimum RSSI: Optional (e.g., -75 dBm for 2.4 GHz, -70 dBm for 5 GHz). 2. Band-Specific Tuning Setting 2.4 GHz Recommendation 5 GHz Recommendation Channel Width 20 MHz (never 40 MHz) 80 MHz (or 40 MHz if congested) Transmit Power Medium/Low High/Auto Channels 1, 6, 11 (manual scan) Non-DFS (36-48, 149-161) DTIM Period 3 (default) 3 (default) Fast Roaming - Enable 802.11k/v/r Notes Avoid DFS channels Some clients may not support fast roaming 3. Multicast-to-Unicast (Critical for Streaming/IoT) Enable Multicast Enhancement: Converts multicast traffic (e.g., Chromecast, Sonos) to unicast for reliability. Location: Settings > WiFi > [SSID] > Advanced > Multicast Enhancement. IGMP Snooping (Optional): Helps manage multicast groups efficiently. When to Use: ✔ Smart TVs (Apple TV, Roku) ✔ IoT devices (e.g., Sonos, VoIP) ✔ Video streaming (IPTV, AirPlay) ...

Find the AP through ARP on GW. SSH into it via admin user. set-default Wait for AP to renew IP address (Most likely the same). Log into switch show lldp nei (detail) Compare name and MAC