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WP820 Wi-Fi Roaming Application Note
Band Steering
A client device that is capable of communicating on both the 2.4GHz and 5GHz frequency bands will typically
connect to the 2.4 GHz band. However, if too many client devices are connected to an EAP on the 2.4 GHz
band, the efficiency of communication will be diminished. Band Steering can steer clients capable of
communication on both bands to the 5GHz frequency band which supports higher transmission rates and more
client devices, and thus to greatly improve the network quality. Go to Wireless Settings > Band Steering.
Figure 44: TP-Link – Band Steering