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WiFi Channel
I have a question regarding for the WiFi Channel. Previously I am using channel 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 48 for 5GHz but then I tried to change the WiFi channel which is not congested to channel 6 fo...
People requently change the channel for wifi. nothing to fear with trying different channels to see what works the best.
Reason you get that notice is the 2.4ghz is so congested. So theres 20/40hz coexistance built in. Meaning it can switch from a 40hz wide channel to a 20hz wide channel if there's interference or overlap. You can disable this but I wouldn't recommend it as its kind of an a**hole move to your neighbors if you live around other wireless signals.
The 2.4ghz network is much slower and devices that are needing more speed will more than likely be moved to the 5ghz band by the orbi anyway. Not always but orbi does a decent job of managing this.
I see... thanks for your response. So should I just leave it at there whenever I see this notice? Is it any channel also can change right? if I see that the channel is not congested
My understanding is that this is simply alerting the user to "the WiFi rules". Similar to when you see a sign "Traffic fines are doubled in construction zones." I believe the choice is "allow co-existence to get the highest maximum speed when possible (400) or say, "nope, I'm going with 192 all the time thank you". (Or, I could have it backwards.) I just don't mess with it.
