Chapter 12 Mesh
WX3310-B0 User’s Guide
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Mesh
12.1 Overview
The WX3310 supports Wi-Fi Certified EasyMesh Version 1.
Use this screen to enable or disable EasyMesh, known as Mesh in this product. Mesh supports AP steering
and Band steering.
• AP steering allows wireless clients to roam seamlessly between Mesh supported devices in your Mesh
network by using the same SSID and WiFi password. Also, AP steering helps monitor wireless clients and
drop their connections to optimize the Zyxel Device bandwidth when the clients are idle or have a
low signal. When a wireless client is dropped, it has the opportunity to steer to a Mesh supported
device with a strong signal.
• Band steering allows 2.4G/5G dual-band wireless clients to steer from one band to another. For
example, if the 2.4G channel is congested, wireless clients that support 5G could be moved to the 5G
channel.
You need a router that can function as a controller in order to set up a Mesh network. A controller
manages and coordinates WiFi activity in a network, such as:
• AP steering
• Band steering
• Management of SSIDs and password on all APs in a network
For example, if you change the SSID on a router, all the SSIDs of APs in a network will be changed as
well.
See the steps below on how to set up a Mesh network.
1
To set the WX3310 in
AP
mode, connect it to a router using an Ethernet cable.
2
To set the WX3310 in
Repeater
mode, do the following:
• Enable wireless LAN in the
Networking
>
Wireless Network 5G/2.4G
>
Basic
screen.
• Enable Mesh in the
Configuration
>
Mesh
screen.
• Press the WPS button on both the router (controller) and the WX3310. See the Quick Start Guide for
more information.