From the course: Wireless Networking: Advanced Troubleshooting

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Creating the Wi-Fi 7 SSID and connection point

Creating the Wi-Fi 7 SSID and connection point

From the course: Wireless Networking: Advanced Troubleshooting

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Creating the Wi-Fi 7 SSID and connection point

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- [Instructor] There are many different advanced features in a WiFi 7 router. This can also be referred to as a WiFi 7 access point. The difference is in an access point, you're just going to be sending data packets within the same subnet, whereas a router will send data packets between different subnets, and this device is capable of doing both. When I clicked on Wireless, it allows me to set up the wireless network for both WiFi at 2.4 gigahertz, 5 gigahertz, and 6 gigahertz. I'm going to start at the top, and the first option is going to be TWT. That stands for target wake time, and that tells supported switches and routers that may be connected to this device to not try to communicate any data packets with the client until the client is fully awake. And this can increase battery life for things like laptops and tablets and phones. If your devices connected to this such as switches, do not support this, then checking the box won't actually make any difference. The only disadvantage…

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