@Carl thanks again for following up. It's good to know that the settings will be maintained, as it's not easy to verify these particular ones.

@Carl thanks for looking into this! Firmware Version: 1.1.4 Build 20211022 rel.58866(5553) Hardware Version: Archer A7 v5.0 Here it is running in AP mode, showing the System Tools menu from the left....

After switching to access point mode, it looks like the advanced "system parameters" UI section is gone. That contained some knobs that seem applicable to access point mode as well as router mode,...