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twelvexs's avatar
twelvexs
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Jun 21, 2021

WAX214 Cannot Set Transmit Power

2 WAX214 APs within property. Want to adjust transmit power for coverage as needed. Updated firmware to 1.0.3.3.

 

No issues with connectivity or dropping connections, but management window will not allow me to clear the Auto RF so I can select the transmit power pulldown for either 2.4 or 5GHz radios.

 

This seemed to be avaialble on OOB firmware. 

 

Do I need to change the Location (country) so that I can manage the power settings?

 

Thanks in advance for any assistance.

5 Replies

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    Justs reinstalled my WAX218 to test it.

    I'm on firmware version 1.0.3.2 and it wouldn't work either. 

    Upgraded to 1.0.3.3 and did a factory reset/reinstall but that didn't help either. 

     

     

    BretD ChristineT 

    • ChristineT's avatar
      ChristineT
      NETGEAR Employee Retired

      Hello twelvexs

       

      I've asked JohnC_V  to check on this and escalate the issue to our internal teams for further investigation. 

       

      plemans , Thanks for the shout out! :-)

       

      JohnC_V   - Please update this thread with your findings and offer any possible solution(s) if available.

       

      Cheers,

      ChristineT

       

       

  • JohnC_V's avatar
    JohnC_V
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    twelvexs,

     

    As per checking, under firmware 1.0.2.3 release notes:

     

    New Features and Enhancements:

    • Now Auto RF is enabled always for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz radios. Manual transmit power selection is not supported.

    This was also raised as a feature request for WAX214 to be able to change the transmission power manually.

     

    Regards,

     

    John

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