Definitive WiFi Settings

[Flooded]

Have searched and can't find anything definitive.

Can we agree the 'best' settings for 2.4/5-1/5-2 for 'General' and 'Professional' tabs and then make the result a sticky post at the top of the forum.

 

[L&LD]

There are no 'best' for everyone.

But the M&M Config (see link in my signature below) still has the best 'defaults' as a start of a stable and fast network experience.

 

[Flooded]

There are no 'best' for everyone.

But the M&M Config (see link in my signature below) still has the best 'defaults' as a start of a stable and fast network experience.

Hi

A good start but doesn't cover the 'Professional' settings.

I know that some settings will be down to individual needs and their environment, just aiming to get as near as possible to a definitive list of settings.

 

[L&LD]

Some 'Professional' settings are touched upon. But the main ones to change are listed below.

• Disable Smart Connect (General).
• Disable Airtime Fairness.
• Disable Universal Beamforming.
• Disable WiFi Agile Multiband (General).

The routers I set up 'just work' with the combined settings (M&M Config and above) suggestions.

A few outliers require tweaking other settings too. If needed, only change one setting at a time and test that nothing else breaks first (and for an extended period) before changing other settings.

 

[Flooded]

Nobody else going to chip in?

 

[ColinTaylor]

Nobody else going to chip in?

No, because there already countless posts in these forums asking "what are the best WiFi settings". Anything beyond those in post #4 (which are known to have compatibility issues with some clients) are specific to each user. The default settings are chosen for a reason.

 

[Flooded]

No, because there already countless posts in these forums asking "what are the best WiFi settings". Anything beyond those in post #4 (which are known to have compatibility issues with some clients) are specific to each user. The default settings are chosen for a reason.

Hmmmm

Wonder why I suggested putting a sticky item with the 'definitive' settings then eh?

Was hoping for a collective input to create a guide for each of the settings.

Never mind.

 

[Grayson73]

Some 'Professional' settings are touched upon. But the main ones to change are listed below.

• Disable Smart Connect (General).
• Disable Airtime Fairness.
• Disable Universal Beamforming.
• Disable WiFi Agile Multiband (General).

The routers I set up 'just work' with the combined settings (M&M Config and above) suggestions.

A few outliers require tweaking other settings too. If needed, only change one setting at a time and test that nothing else breaks first (and for an extended period) before changing other settings.

Why should smart connect be disabled? If I disable it, do I leave everything else as default?

 

[L&LD]

Because for some/most users, it isn't (smart).

We are trying to get the router to a state that is stable, fast, and reliable. SC is not the way to that destination.

If a full reset (WPS) has been performed, only change what is suggested and no more.

 

[Grayson73]

I also found this post from Asus support. They suggested disabling Explicit beamforming. I've made the changes in this post, including 2.4 GHz 20MHz and 5GHZ 40MHz https://www.snbforums.com/threads/asus-zenwifi-xt8-issues.66740/#post-623225

I will try to use your M&M post from 2015, but it may be hard for me to find the page for the settings. Sadly, I'm a noob when it comes to networking.

The full reset had smart connect as on. If I turn it off, do I leave everything as default? The page then seems to be a toggle for Band 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz-1, and 5 GHZ-2.