Increasing the 5GHz WiFi range?

[Rob Q]

Universal Beamforming can trouble some older adapters. I would not expect it to affect many clients.

My suggested WiFi settings:
- set 2.4 WLAN to n-only, 20 MHz, ch 1,6,11 or 1,5,9,13 (non-overlapping, least congested), WPA2-Personal AES*
- set 5.0 WLAN to n/ac-mixed, 80 MHz, ch 149,153,157,161,165 (non-radar, highest Tx power), WPA2-Personal AES*

Disable Airtime Fairness per band. And Universal Beamforming per band IF it improves a client connection.

The Roku is probably just fine.

Neighboring WiFi can interfere. Use a WiFi Analyzer to see what is around you.

OE

Thanks. I'll give that a try.

 

[Rob Q]

Universal Beamforming can trouble some older adapters. I would not expect it to affect many clients.

My suggested WiFi settings:
- set 2.4 WLAN to n-only, 20 MHz, ch 1,6,11 or 1,5,9,13 (non-overlapping, least congested), WPA2-Personal AES*
- set 5.0 WLAN to n/ac-mixed, 80 MHz, ch 149,153,157,161,165 (non-radar, highest Tx power), WPA2-Personal AES*

Disable Airtime Fairness per band. And Universal Beamforming per band IF it improves a client connection.

The Roku is probably just fine.

Neighboring WiFi can interfere. Use a WiFi Analyzer to see what is around you.

OE

I am unable to use WiFi Analyzer due to lack of a mobile device but I can so a Site Survey. With Beamforming, can that be why the connected speeds keep jumping up and down?

It also looks like that everything is connecting at 80 MHz.

 

[OzarkEdge]

With Beamforming, can that be why the connected speeds keep jumping up and down?

Device connection link rates should be relatively stable. What a tool shows may depend on how the tool works.

By my experience, Beamforming only affects a few legacy clients, if any.

OE