Eric Goldsmith
New Around Here
I have an RT-N66U (stock firmware) that works great, but the WiFi doesn't quite reach into all areas of my house, especially at 5 GHz. So, would like to add another dual-band Asus router (hardwired) configured as an AP, and hopefully not have to spend the $$ for another N66U.
First, I considered the RT-N53, but read that the 5 GHz radio is marginal. So, settled on the RT-N56U.
Flashed it with current (stock) firmware, factory reset, configured as an AP (same SSID and security, different, non-overlapping channels for each band, etc.), and it works great. BUT, the range on the 5 GHz band isn't what I was hoping for.
The range on the 2.4 GHz band seems comparable to the N66U, but the not so with the 5 GHz band (as determined by looking at RSSI values measured by the OSX wireless tools Scan utility, and the WiFi Analyzer Android app).
I realize the external antenna on the N66U will outperform the internal ones on the N56U, but even given that, the 5 GHz range I'm seeing from the N56U is less than I was expecting.
Wondering if I got a bad N56U, or if poor 5 GHz is typical for it.
Thanks for any advice.
-Eric
First, I considered the RT-N53, but read that the 5 GHz radio is marginal. So, settled on the RT-N56U.
Flashed it with current (stock) firmware, factory reset, configured as an AP (same SSID and security, different, non-overlapping channels for each band, etc.), and it works great. BUT, the range on the 5 GHz band isn't what I was hoping for.
The range on the 2.4 GHz band seems comparable to the N66U, but the not so with the 5 GHz band (as determined by looking at RSSI values measured by the OSX wireless tools Scan utility, and the WiFi Analyzer Android app).
I realize the external antenna on the N66U will outperform the internal ones on the N56U, but even given that, the 5 GHz range I'm seeing from the N56U is less than I was expecting.
Wondering if I got a bad N56U, or if poor 5 GHz is typical for it.
Thanks for any advice.
-Eric
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