WiFi clients randomly disconnect for a few minutes - WiFi-clients-randomly-disconnect-for-a-few-minutes/WiFi-clients-randomly-disconnect-for-a-few-minutes

• Cameras drop their WiFi connection every so often
• Client devices disconnect for about a half hour and then automatically reconnect
• WiFi clients can't reconnect until the Cradlepoint router is rebooted
• Wifi clients randomly drop offline for a few minutes
• Users have to sit for a long time before they can reconnect wirelesly
• Logs show:

08:20:16 AM WARN kernel [ 4900.721318] [UNSPECIFIED] vap-1(athc10):mlme_sta_swbmiss_timer_enable: swbmiss enabled by SCANNER curmask 0x2
08:36:17 AM ERR wlan Error while getting scan results:

• NCOS
• Axon Fleet cameras
• Client devices connecting on the 5GHz wifi radio
• Multiple routers exibiting the same issue

The Scan While Connected setting for WiFi as WAN actively engages the wireless radio to check nearby wireless networks. In order to make use of the wifi radio like that, the router has to kick off wireless clients that are currently using it.

1. Navigate to Networking > WiFi as WAN
2. Click on the Wireless Scan Settings tab at the top
3. Uncheck Scan While Connected
4. Save