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WAX214v2
Just bought 3 of these for my home which has solid walls. It seems a new model with little info on Netgear and I am not sure if 214v1 advice remains good. - such as same SSID for all 3 Advice...
Many thanks for you comprehensive responses and apologies for the late response due to continued login problems, related in some part to having 2 devices logged in at the same time, but Netgear support are puzzled why.
My system is all simple unmanaged devices, with no guest account. The heart will be a Zyxel 2010 2x10g / 2x2.5g / 8x1g switch with the 2.5g Virgin router connected to a 2.5g port and the four WAX214v2's via a Netgear 5-port 1g POE+ 83W max switch
A future upgrade when a 10g router is available would also be WAX220 (or other locally managed 2.5g AP) connected to a 5-port 2.5g POE+ NETGEAR Switch - when they finally decide to release one.
Comment / advice would be much appreciated...TomP
WTomP wrote:Many thanks for you comprehensive responses and apologies for the late response due to continued login problems, related in some part to having 2 devices logged in at the same time, but Netgear support are puzzled why.
My system is all simple unmanaged devices, with no guest account. The heart will be a Zyxel 2010 2x10g / 2x2.5g / 8x1g switch with the 2.5g Virgin router connected to a 2.5g port and the four WAX214v2's via a Netgear 5-port 1g POE+ 83W max switch
A future upgrade when a 10g router is available would also be WAX220 (or other locally managed 2.5g AP) connected to a 5-port 2.5g POE+ NETGEAR Switch - when they finally decide to release one.
Comment / advice would be much appreciated...TomP
Might as well stick with something else or hold your breath and wait and see if they release a half way decent firmware one day. These WAX220's only support 4 SSIDs, offer limited transmit power options along with very few advanced settings, no L2 Isolation (the option was present, but not working on stock firmware and no longer even present in newer firmware releases), and sport a time zone that randomly changes back to it's default (PST).
I have tested a few of these units, and the last 2 are already on their way back. If they cannot even get some simple L2 Isolation and Time Zone settings correct after multiple firmware releases, I simply do not want to bother with the rest of whatever this product is trying to be.
Retired_Member wrote:These WAX220's only support 4 SSIDs, ...
The subject on this thread is clearly marked as WAX214v2 8-/
I'd wish Netgear would enhance the Data Sheets for the Essential Wireless devices related to the max number of SSID, and the power settings available. Either way, for further reference, here the relevant sections from the fine documentation:
User WiFi networks
The AP supports four user WiFi networks that can broadcast on a single band or both
radio bands. These four networks are in addition to the management WiFi network.Essentials WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point Model WAX214v2 User Manual p.34 ff. "User WiFi networks"
Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220 User Manual p.34 ff. "User WiFi networks"
Retired_Member wrote:...offer limited transmit power options along with very few advanced settings, ...
Manage the radio transmit power
By default, the AP’s radios transmit at full power.
If you have several APs in your network, interference could occur at full power. You can
set one or both radios to transmit at half or a quarter power. However, if you set the
transmit power too low, WiFi clients might not be able to connect to the AP.
If the AP is the only AP in your network and your WiFi devices are all fairly close to the
AP, you could use a lower radio transmit power, allowing you to save some energy.Essentials WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point Model WAX214v2 User Manual p.70 ff., "Manage the radio transmit power"
Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220 User Manual p.70 ff., "Manage the radio transmit power"
Retired_Member wrote:... no L2 Isolation (the option was present, but not working on stock firmware and no longer even present in newer firmware releases),
Have ever reported your most likely local issue with Netgear support (the only formal correct way) or have you decided to just to register in the Netgear Community to make noise?
Amazing, being member of the WAX220 Beta Test community, and as an average unpaid idiot spending a lot of my spare time helping users here in the community, I can't provide another reply - because all the Beta units, and units I bought from Swiss Netgear retailers, paid with from my own hard earned money, ... do have the controls available, in my testing this works like a charm. Here on my WAX214v2 on v1.0.2.2 firmware:
Yes, I've identified some quirks and oddities in certain combinations, working with Netgear QA and Engineering. Convinced this will lead to some upcoming new releases later this summer 2023.
Regards,
-Kurt
Thanks to all for the comprehensive responses.
In my case, I am setting up four WAX214v2 on the same SSID / Password in my house with thick internal walls so I can get full line of sight coverage and no guest network.
My assumption is that the signal will drop significantly as I move from one AP to the next, so is this affected by any of the detail here? Maybe power settings?
Also as a newbie to all this, are there any other specific points that I need to pay attention to in my (hopefully simple) setup?
Thanks
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schumaku wrote:
Retired_Member wrote:These WAX220's only support 4 SSIDs, ...
The subject on this thread is clearly marked as WAX214v2 8-/
And the poster had CLEARLY mentioned the WAX220. You're moving those goalposts again.
Have ever reported your most likely local issue with Netgear support (the only formal correct way) or have you decided to just to register in the Netgear Community to make noise?
Making noise is important. You sound like the type that prefers to let bad/faulty products go unpunished.
Good thing I don't need to be here again, as I've ditched all the Netgear products now.
Retired_Member wrote:
one
schumaku wrote:
Retired_Member wrote:These WAX220's only support 4 SSIDs, ...
And the poster had CLEARLY mentioned the WAX220. You're moving those goalposts again.
Have ever reported your most likely local issue with Netgear support (the only formal correct way) or have you decided to just to register in the Netgear Community to make noise?
Making noise is important. You sound like the type that prefers to let bad/faulty products go unpunished.
More than happy to hear qualified complaints and trouble reports, and keen to understand issues community members are reporting.
However, if this does end with a unqualified complaint is that the WAX220 does only support 4 SSIDs, consult the fine documentation does help. Start from the subject WAX214v2 Data Sheet and the WAX220 Data Sheet - the Security section does list 4 SSID.
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