Originally Posted: November 23rd, 2021
Last Edited: December 27th, 2022

UniFi’s advanced Wi-Fi settings are often misunderstood. The default settings are usually safe, but it is helpful to understand what these settings do while setting up a network, or troubleshooting an issue. Ubiquiti doesn’t do the best job at explaining, so we’ll go through them one by one.

These settings and descriptions are using the default “new” interface, and they were current as of UniFi Network Application version 7.2.91. I also list the settings that are only available in the legacy/old UI at the end, and go over the changes that were introduced in UniFi Network version 7.

This guide is not perfect and it doesn’t cover everything. I try to be accurate and keep this up to date, but that’s not always possible. I hope that it is helpful, but Ubiquiti’s official documentation should always be trusted over what you see in this guide. I make mistakes all the time. Sometimes I don’t fully understand the underlying protocol. Sometimes I have outdated or incorrect knowledge of a setting’s effect. If you notice anything incorrect or have a suggestion, please let me know.

Global AP, Network, and Switch Settings

Before we dive into advanced Wi-Fi settings, we should cover a big new feature in UniFi Network Application version 7: global settings.

Previously, if you had multiple access points and wanted to change channel width, transmit power, or wireless meshing settings, you had to do that individually on each access point. With global AP settings, you can control some common settings for all of your connected access points. This means you only have to update a setting once for all (or most) of your access points. You can always except some or all of your APs from the global rules if you want to control them individually.

With global network and switch settings, you can do the same for common settings on UniFi networks and switches. You can also except your switches and networks from the global rules if you prefer manual, individual control.

UniFi Global AP Settings

Channel Width

Here, you can set channel width for all your 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz radios.
2.4 GHz should always be set to 20 MHz. There is not enough space in the 2.4 GHz spectrum to reliably use 40 MHz channels, especially with multiple APs.
5 GHz can be set to 20, 40, 80, or 160 MHz depending on how much you value AP and client density (20 MHz) vs. maximum throughput (80 or 160 MHz).
6 GHz can pretty safely be set to 80 or 160 MHz, as there is a lot of available spectrum for wide channels, and no requirement to do DFS or AFC for 6 GHz low power indoor (LPI) access points such as the U6-Enterprise or U6-Enterprise-In-Wall.

Transmit Power

Here, you can set low, medium, high, or auto for your 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz radios. The actual dBm values for low, medium, and high are based on the AP model and what they are capable of.
2.4 GHz signals travel longer distances and through obstructions like walls and trees more effectively than 5 GHz or 6 GHz signals. Usually, in a multi-AP network, turning down 2.4 GHz transmit power leads to better performance, especially with roaming.
5 GHz and 6 GHz attenuate more rapidly and are more affected by obstructions, resulting in around half the range of 2.4 GHz. If you have a very dense area or a smaller home or business with multiple APs, setting a unique channel and keeping 5 GHz TX power on low or medium may be best. For those trying to achieve the most range and coverage from the APs they have, high 5 GHz and 6 GHz TX power can be set.
If you need to make exceptions, you can always exclude individual APs from the global rules, or except all of your APs and set them individually.
In general, you want to use the lowest power settings that still result in good coverage and signal strength.

AP Exclusions

This is a list of the APs that are excluded from the global rules. You can hit the “X” on the right to apply the global rules to them, or go the their device settings panel and control it there.

New in UniFi Network Application version 7: global AP settings

Wireless Meshing

This controls whether or not there is a hidden SSID broadcast, which allows other UniFi APs to connect to the network.
If you have an installation where you can’t run Ethernet to all of your APs and need to rely on wireless backhaul, you should leave this enabled. Otherwise, you can disable it to reduce SSID and management frame overhead.

New Device Auto-Link

When enabled, UniFi wireless cameras and IoT devices will be automatically visible for adoption, making it easier to setup those devices. This setting enables a hidden “Element-xxxxxx” SSID, and can be disabled if you don’t need easy adoption of new UniFi devices.

Connectivity Monitor Type

This controls what devices attempt to reach, to determine if they are online. By default it is the IP of their gateway, typically a UniFi or 3rd party router. If the device fails to reach the destination, it will enter an “isolated” state, meaning they can’t reach the network. That usually happens when there is a misconfiguration, such as wireless meshing being turned off, or port or VLAN settings not being correct for the uplink AP it’s wirelessly connecting to.

Nightly Channel Optimization

This is an automated process that looks at all connected UniFi APs and the RF environment they are in. It attempts to automatically pick the best channels for you, and usually does a good job. For high-density networks where careful channel planning is important, manual selection is likely going to lead to better results. For most networks, especially with less experienced administrators, nightly channel optimization usually leads to good results.

UniFi Global Network Settings

In UniFi Network version 7.2, some global network and switch settings were added as well, which operate similar to global AP settings.

Multicast DNS

This setting controls whether mDNS is enabled on the wired network, and any wireless networks that rely on it. Multicast DNS is mostly used to discover devices like a Chromecast or printer. If you have AirPlay, Chromecast, Sonos, Bonjour, or similar devices and you want to be able to discover them on the network, Multicast DNS should be enabled.
For a guest network or a network with no need for Chromecast/AirPlay/Bonjour/Etc, multicast DNS can be disabled.

IGMP Snooping

This is another setting that relates to multicast traffic, typically coming from streaming or smart home devices.
With IGMP Snooping enabled, the UniFi router is able to query for multicast devices, and only send multicast traffic to the devices that should receive it.
Enabling IGMP Snooping usually improves performance on networks that have streaming or smart home devices on them. On a guest network or a network without the need for it, IGMP snooping can be disabled.

New in UniFi Network Application 7.2: global network and switch settings

UniFi Global Switch Settings

DHCP Snooping

DHCP snooping allows you to set the IP addresses of your valid DHCP servers, preventing LAN DHCP-hijacking attacks. This setting would prevent someone plugging in an all-in-one router the wrong way, or someone maliciously trying to tack over your network, from controlling DHCP address assignment.
Recommendation: Enable on a network where security is important. Disabling DHCP snooping or verifying the IPs listed are good troubleshooting steps if DHCP address assignment isn’t working reliably.

Jumbo Frames

This setting allows for the use of Ethernet frames larger that 1500 bytes, which is the standard size of an Ethernet frame. Enabling this and increasing the maximum size removes the single digit percentage penalty you have from the Ethernet frame header and processing, but can also cause issues on networks and with devices that are not configured to deal with them.
Recommendation: For the vast majority of networks, leave unchecked.

Flow Control

This setting reduces network congestion and high packet latency by pausing traffic temporarily, increasing overall TCP throughput.
Recommendation: Enable on congested networks, if needed.

Spanning Tree

This enables rapid spanning tree protocol (RSTP) or the older, regular spanning tree protocol (STP) globally on all of your switches. You’ll still want to set switch priorities individually if you have a network with several switches or links between switches. The lowest priorities wins, so your core switch should be 0 or 4096, and the 2nd tier of switches should be 8192, etc.
Recommendation: Leave on RSTP unless if you are using old switches or devices that do not support RSTP. Sonos devices, for an example, often have issues with RSTP but not regular STP.

802.1X Control

This enables 802.1X authentication on all of your switch ports. Individual ports can still be excepted from this rule.
Recommendation: You would want to enable this if you are doing RADIUS authentication on the wired network, otherwise leave unchecked.

Switch Exclusions

This is a list of the switches that are excluded from the global settings. You can hit the “X” on the right to apply the global rules to them, or go the their device settings panel and control it there.

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Creating a New UniFi Wi-Fi Network

In the UniFi interface, network settings are divided into Wi-Fi, Networks, and Internet.

Wi-Fi controls your wireless connections, including global AP settings, SSID, password, wireless meshing, nightly channel optimization, and other advanced settings.
Networks controls your LAN networks and VLANs, including global switch settings, DHCP, DNS, and IP addresses.
Internet controls your WAN connections, including VLANs, IP addresses, dynamic DNS, and Smart Queues for QoS.

By default, UniFi has one LAN network, 192.168.1.0/24, which is used for all wired and wireless connections. Creating additional networks allows you to segment and restrict traffic. This is commonly used for guest or IoT devices, or separating devices or areas into different network groups. Before diving into wireless settings, setup your networks and VLANs first. This can be done by modifying the default LAN, or by creating a new network under the Networks tab.

If the network you want to use for Wi-Fi has been created, go to Settings → Wi-Fi → Create New Wi-Fi Network.

Give it a name (SSID), password, and specify which wired network it is going to use. If you don’t want to use the default of a WPA2 password for the network, scroll down to the “Security” tab under advanced settings and modify the settings there. Otherwise, you can save it, and it will be added to all of your APs by default.

You also have the option to define AP groups, which allow you to control which APs are broadcasting this network. By default, there is one group, and all APs are in it. You can make additional groups if you want to limit where this network is being broadcast.

Creating a new UniFi Wi-Fi network, as of UniFi Network Application version 7.2.91. Don’t judge my long list of AP groups, they are handy for testing!

AP Groups — Broadcasting APs

Allows grouping of APs and selecting which APs will broadcast this Wi-Fi network.
Default: All APs.
Recommendation: For smaller networks with only a few APs and no need to limit which APs are broadcasting, use the default “All APs” group. For larger networks, group APs by area or function, and limit the amount of SSIDs as much as possible. Each additional SSID adds a small amount of overhead, so the less SSIDs the better.
Notes:
- UniFi APs have a limit of either 4 or 8 SSIDs per band, per AP group. Older models like the AC Wave 1 UAP-AC-Lite only support up to 4 per band. Most of the AC Wave 2 “HD” and Wi-Fi 6 models can have up to 8. This means you can have up to eight 2.4 GHz and up to eight 5 GHz networks, or eight dual-band SSIDs.
- Enabling wireless meshing limits all UniFi APs to 4 SSIDs per band. This is due to the fact that wireless meshing adds a hidden SSID for other APs to connect to.

If you want a basic network, that’s all you need to do. If you want more, the good stuff is hidden under the manual advanced configuration tab.

Note: A new feature added in version 7 is a warning, letting you know that adding this network is going to disrupt users that are currently connected. That’s why you see the little yellow triangle with an exclamation mark on the “Add New Wi-Fi Network” button in the bottom right. This occurs because every time you add a network or change a Wi-Fi network setting, all UniFi APs need to have the configuration applied. This triggers a provision, which causes a short pause in traffic for any connected Wi-Fi clients while the AP is applying the new settings.

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Wi-Fi Band, Type, and Bandwidth Profiles

Wi-Fi Band

Options: 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, or 6 GHz
- 2.4 GHz: Slower, longer range, more wall penetration.
- 5 GHz: Faster, shorter range, less wall penetration.
- 6 GHz: Faster, shorter range, less wall penetration. Limited device support, but lots of available spectrum to use 80 and 160 MHz channels. This requires a Wi-Fi 6E access point. See my U6-Enterprise Preview for more details.
Default Setting: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. If you have a Wi-Fi 6E AP, the option to add 6 GHz appears.
Effect: This setting controls which band your Wi-Fi network broadcasts on. You can pick one, or enable all of them.
Recommendations:
- Leave on dual-band, unless you have connectivity issues with 2.4 GHz devices or want manual control.
- Enable 6 GHz if you have the option.

Note: Dual-band or tri-band SSIDs with multiple access points can sometimes lead to roaming issues, with some clients staying on 2.4 GHz, or not roaming to the nearest AP. There are several ways to combat this. Usually adjusting AP placement, lowering 2.4 GHz transmit power, enabling band steering, fast roaming, or the “high performance devices” settings can be effective. You can also create a separate network for each band if you want guaranteed, manual control over which band is used by which device. Otherwise, it’s up to the client device to do the right thing.

Wi-Fi Type

Options: Standard or Guest Hotspot
- Standard: This is a normal Wi-Fi network, where client devices can communicate with each other, don’t have to go through a guest portal or splash page, and don’t have any of the restrictions defined under Settings → Profiles → Guest Hotpot.
- Guest Hotspot: This is Wi-Fi network meant for guests. By default, this also enables client device isolation, which prevents guest clients from communicating with each other. It also enables all of the restrictions defined on the Guest Hotspot Profile, such as a splash page, voucher payment system, and network restrictions.
Default: Standard
Recommendation: Leave on standard, unless this is network for guests or untrusted devices.

Band Steering

Band steering moved up from where it was in UniFi Network version 6, and is now right below the Wi-Fi type setting.
Default: On
Effect: Enabling band steering encourages client devices to use 5 or 6 GHz, and not connect to the slower 2.4 GHz network unless they have to. This has caused connectivity issues in the past, but recently the feature was reworked to be less restrictive and should cause less issues with IoT or older 2.4 GHz-only clients.
Recommendation: Leave enabled, unless you have connectivity or roaming issues. As a normal troubleshooting step, disabling band steering is a good thing to try. It’s possible that band steering causes issues for your devices on your network, even though it doesn’t cause issues on mine.

Bandwidth Profile

Bandwidth profiles allow you to restrict the amount of available for clients connected to the network.
Default: Bandwidth is unlimited.
Effect: Allows you to set per-client download and upload bandwidth limits.
Recommendation: Enable if needed, especially on guest networks, networks with limited Internet bandwidth, or with high client density.

Note: Create new bandwidth profiles under Settings → Profiles

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Multicast Management and Client Isolation

Multicast Enhancement (IGMPv3)

Permit devices to send multicast traffic to registered clients at higher data rates by enabling the IGMPv3 protocol.
Default: Off
Effect: Enabling this might improve performance with smart home products such as smart speakers or streaming devices.
Sonos speakers for example, usually function better when…
- Spanning Tree is set to regular STP mode on your switches if using Ethernet. I’d also recommend lowering the priority of your switches so they continue to be the Spanning Tree root bridge.
- IGMP Snooping is on under network settings → advanced. This allows switches to identify multicast groups used in each port. Multicast streams are forwarded only to network devices that should receive them. This enables the IGMP querier service on a UniF i gateway, letting it create multicast groups which should improve performance of multicast traffic such as video or audio streams. Some people have had better luck with this disabled, and there may be other issues at fault, such as network topology. Multicast is hard to troubleshoot without a packet capture and knowledge of the protocols involved.
- Multicast Enhancement (IGMPv3) is on under Wi-Fi settings → multicast management. This allows multicast traffic to be converted to normal unicast traffic when possible.
- Multicast DNS is on under settings → network, for the network being used. mDNS allows for converting host names to IP addresses in a local network without a DNS server. An example of mDNS is Apple’s Bonjour, which is used to quickly setup sharing between computers and other devices. UniFi’s mDNS service allows you to discover devices on other networks, and can assist with discovery within the network.
Recommendation: Enable this setting may help issues with Chromecast, AirPlay, or other smart home equipment. Another option is to enable mDNS and create a separate SSID for these devices and follow Ubiquiti’s help article steps here.

Multicast And Broadcast Control

Default: Off
Effect: Prevents the transmission of multicast and broadcast traffic in the network.
Recommendation: Enable this setting for high-density or guest networks. You can make individual device exceptions if needed.

In version 6.x, new bandwidth profiles are created under Advanced Features -> Add Bandwidth Profile. In version 7.x, a very settings moved and this menu was renamed to “Profiles”

Client Device Isolation

Client device isolation used to be referred to as “Layer 2 isolation - isolates stations on layer 2 (Ethernet) level”
Default: Off
Effect: Restricts clients from communicating with each other within the network.
Recommendation: Enable for high-security guest networks, or IoT networks which would benefit from this restriction. This can also lead to unintended consequences, so test the devices behavior before and after changing this setting.

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Advanced Wi-Fi Settings

Scrolling below Client Device Isolation is where things get fun, and the acronyms take over.

Proxy ARP

Proxy ARP allows UniFi access points to respond to ARP requests, rather than forwarding them to the client. ARP is the Address Resolution Protocol, which is used to learn the MAC address for a given IP address.
Default: Off
Effect: Enabling allows the AP to answer ARP requests for client devices, which helps to limit broadcast traffic. This is mainly relevant in larger or higher-density networks, as it decreases broadcast traffic overhead.
Recommendation: Enable for high-density networks.

BSS Transition

This setting enables BSS Transition with WNM, which stands for Wireless Network Management. WNM allows the AP to send messages to clients to give them information about the network, and details of other APs they can roam to. This includes the current utilization and number of clients, allowing the client to make more informed roaming decisions.
Default: On
Effect: This enables 802.11v, which helps with saving power and the roaming process. It’s still up to the client device to support 802.11v and make a decision based on the given information.
Recommendation: Leave enabled, especially in networks with multiple APs.

UAPSD

Unscheduled Automatic Power Save Delivery, also known as WMM power save.
Default: Off
Effect: Enabling allows devices that support UAPSD to save battery power by keeping their Wi-Fi radio in sleep mode for more time. Like a lot of features that are off by default, this can cause issues for some clients, especially older or IoT devices.
Recommendation: Turn on if battery life is important, and older/IoT device connectivity is not. Disabling this is a good troubleshooting step if you have performance or connectivity issues.

UniFi’s advanced Wi-Fi settings, as of version 7.2.91

Fast Roaming

Faster roaming for modern devices with 802.11r compatibility. It does this by speeding up the security key negotiation process, allowing both the negotiation and requests for resources to occur in parallel. With 802.1X, keys are cached rather than the client needing to check with the RADIUS server with each roam. With pre-shared key networks such as WPA2, the client goes through the normal 4-way handshake authentication process.
Default: Off
Effect: Enables OTA (over-the-air) Fast BSS Transition, which allows devices that support it to roam between APs faster. Without this setting enabled, roaming from AP to AP may take a few seconds, and during that time data cannot be sent or received. In most cases you won’t notice this, but latency-sensitive and real-time applications like a voice call can perform poorly. Slow roaming with a VoIP call may result in gaps in the audio. With 802.11r fast roaming enabled, the roams should be nearly unnoticeable.
Recommendation: Enable on networks with multiple APs that are used for VoIP, video calls, and other real-time applications. If roaming performance is still an issue, consider adjusting band steering, AP placement, and transmit power levels.

Note: Fast BSS Transition works with both pre-shared key (PSK) and 802.1X authentication methods. Older devices should not experience connectivity issues with this enabled.

802.11 DTIM Period

DTIM stands for Delivery Traffic Indication Message, which is a message that is sent along with beacon frames. The role of the DTIM is to let a sleeping client know that it has buffered data waiting for it.
Default for 2.4 GHz: 1, meaning every 2.4 GHz beacon will include a DTIM
Default for 5 GHz: 3, meaning every third 5 GHz beacon will include a DTIM
Effect: Higher numbers buffer longer, potentially saving battery life. Altering these values can cause a variety of issues though, so change them at your own risk.
Recommendation: Leave this set to auto.

Minimum Data Rate Control

Disabling the lowest data rates is a common setting to consider for high-density networks where airtime conservation is important. Lower data rates are less efficient. When data is sent at a low rate, it uses more airtime, limiting the performance of all the other devices using that AP. This does not limit the range of your AP, and the details are complicated. Rob Krumm has a great analysis of what changing your rate does and does not change if you want more details.
Default for 2.4 GHz: All rates allowed (1 to 54 Mbps)
Default for 5 GHz: All rates allowed (6 to 54 Mbps)
Recommendation: Leave at default for most networks. Disabling rates below 6 or 11 Mbps can improve the efficiency of higher-density networks, but can also lead to connectivity and performance issues. Returning to default settings is a good troubleshooting step.

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Security Settings

Security Protocol

Open. No password needed to join the network.
WPA2. The older pre-shared key security method, which requires a password to join the network. WPA2 is less secure than WPA3, but is more universally supported, especially on older devices.
WPA2 Enterprise. The older 802.1X security method, which requires a RADIUS server to allow users to join the network with a username or password. Usually common in larger networks which need to grant or revoke permission to join without changing other people’s access by changing the pre-shared key.
WPA2/WPA3. Allows for a mix of WPA2 and WPA3 connections. Devices that support WPA3 will use the newer and more secure standard, while older clients will fallback to WPA2. This is less secure overall than requiring WPA3, but it is more flexible and less likely to cause issues as we transition to WPA3 as a default.
WPA3. The newer pre-shared key security method, which does a lot of magic behind the scenes to be more secure than WPA2. WPA3 is still vulnerable to certain attacks, so still make sure to use a complex password and restrict access to that if it matters.
WPA3 Enterprise. The newer 802.1X security method, which like WPA3 personal allows for more secure connections.

Note: WPA3 is mandatory for 6 GHz networks

If WPA3 is selected…

WPA3 SAE anti-clogging threshold in seconds

Default: 5
Note: SAE is Simultaneous Authentication of Equals, and anti-clogging is designed to prevent denial of service (DoS) attacks on the AP. This setting affects the time threshold for what the AP considers “too many” requests.

WPA3 Sync in seconds

Default: 5
Note: Explaining how WPA3 works is beyond the scope of this guide. Only change these if you know what you’re doing, and have a valid reason.

UniFi’s Wi-Fi security settings, as of version 7.2.91

PMF (Protected Management Frame)

Protected management frame (PMF) is a security feature which aims to prevent intercepting or forging management traffic. Management frames include authentication, de-authentication, association, dissociation, beacons, and probes. These cannot be encrypted like normal unicast traffic, so this feature protects from forgery, preventing some common security attacks.

Required: APs will use PMF for all stations. Stations without PMF capability will not be able to join the WLAN.
Optional: APs will use PMF for all capable stations, while allowing non-PMF capable stations to join the WLAN.
Disabled: APs will not use PMF for any stations.
Recommendation: Leave disabled for WPA2 networks, and move to WPA3 if possible.

Note: PMF is required for WPA3 networks.

Group Rekey Interval

This setting controls how often an AP changes the GTK, or Group Temporal Key. The GTK is a cryptographic key that is used to encrypt all broadcast and multicast traffic between APs and clients.
Default: 3600 seconds.
Effect: Lower intervals mean the key changes more often, but can cause the issue of users disconnecting or unable to join the network with the message 'wrong password’, even if the credentials are correct.
Recommendation: Leave at default.

Hide Wi-Fi Name

This forces access points to send out beacon frames with no SSID, meaning the SSID field in the beacon frame is set to null. Beacons are still sent, and “hidden” networks are still easy to detect.To join a network with a hidden SSID, clients will have to manually enter the SSID name along with the password.

Hiding the SSID does not enhance the security of the network. Hidden networks can still be scanned, found, and joined. Using a more complex password or moving to a newer protocol (WPA2/3 vs. WPA or WEP) would be the better way to improve security.

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Device Filtering

MAC address Filter

Allows you to restrict clients from joining the network unless they are on the allow list, or block specific MAC addresses.

RADIUS MAC Authentication

Enables the use of a RADIUS server for client authentication on this Wi-Fi network. The settings for this are controlled by RADIUS profiles.

RADIUS Profiles

Allows you to select pre-defined RADIUS profiles.
To create new profile, go to Profiles → RADIUS → Add RADIUS Profile. This is where you define the aspects of your RADIUS server such as IP address, ports, assigned VLAN, shared secrets, and update interval.

MAC address format

Allows you to set the format for the MAC address and whether semicolons or hyphens are expected.

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Wi-Fi Scheduler

The Wi-Fi scheduler allows you to turn an SSID on or off at a certain time, or setup a weekly schedule.

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Settings only available in the old UI (as of version 7.2.91)

These settings are missing in the new interface, or have been moved/renamed.

Apply Guest Policies

This is now controlled by the network type setting of “guest network”

Multicast and Broadcast Filtering - block LAN to WLAN Multicast and Broadcast Data

This is now Multicast and Broadcast Control, under Multicast Management

Beacon Country - add 802.11d county roaming enhancements

TLDS Prohibit - block Tunneled Link Direct Setup (TDLS) connections

Point to Point - also referred to as P2P

P2P Cross Connect - allow wireless stations to connect with each other through AP using P2P

Send beacons at 1 Mbps

This is now controlled with the minimum data rate control settings.

User Group

This is now called bandwidth profile, for restricting maximum bandwidth for connected client devices

L2 Isolation

This is now called Client Isolation, and enabled by default on guest type networks

Legacy Support - Enable legacy device support (i.e. 11b).

High Performance Devices - connect high performance clients to 5 GHz only

This is now controlled by the band steering setting

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