SonicOS 8 Access Points

Wi-Fi Multimedia > Configuring Wi-Fi Multimedia Parameters > Configuring WMM
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Configuring WMM

To customize the WMM configuration

  1. Navigate to the DEVICE | Access Points > Wi-Fi Multimedia page.

  2. To modify the a WMM profile, click the Edit icon for that profile. Or, to create a new WMM profile, click + Add Profile.

  3. For a new WMM profile, enter a Profile Name. The default name is wmmDefault.

  4. Modify the parameters to customize the WMM profile; the default WMM parameter values are auto-populated in the window. For information about these categories, see the Wi-Fi Multimedia Access Categories table.

    When configuring the WMM profile, you can configure the size of the contention window (CWMin/CWMax) and the arbitration interframe space (AIFS) number when creating a WMM profile. These values can be configured individually for each priority, AC_BK, AC_BE, AC_VI, and AC_VO on the access point (SonicPointN) and for the station (firewall).

  5. Click the Mapping tab to customize how the Access Categories are mapped to DSCP values.

  6. Map priority levels to DSCP values. The default DSCP values are as same as the ones in POLICY | Rules and Policies > Access Rules > Adding Rule > Traffic Shaping tab.

  7. Click OK.