NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
Forum Discussion
tethering MR1100 to Aspire SW3-013 Windows 10 laptop
I am trying to tether my MR1100 to my Windows 10 laptop so that I can modify the available bands on the MR1100. I can tether the MR1100 to my IMAC and it works great. However, i want to use DC-UNloc...
ehorne Can you help me understand what change you are looking to achieve? You stated, "i want to use DC-UNlocker to change the bands"
TL_NTGR , I want to add some bands so that I can effectively lock to one or two bands. I know I may have to my IMAC and use AT commands, but that will require some learning plus I already paid to use dcunlocker.
ehorne Interesting. I suggest you attempt this with another Win10 laptop and still not clear why you would want to limit the bands on the device which would only limit it's performance and possbile coverage.
- TL_NTGR my modem jumps back and forth between band 4 and 66. Band 4 always has great performance while 66 is ok but sometimes horrible. I would like to lock on band 4 have great performance. Unfortunately, I do not have another WIN 10 computer. Again thank you for your help.
ehorne wrote:
TL_NTGR my modem jumps back and forth between band 4 and 66.What does "jumps back and forth between" mean?
Is this something that the modem does or is it the devices connected to its wifi?
Band 4 is 2.4 GHz wifi. Band 66 is 5 GHz wifi.
The modem generally puts out both. It is up to the wifi client to connect to either and to manage that connection.
5 GHz wifi is faster than 2.4 GHz wifi but has a shorter range.
Is it the MR1100 that changes bands or the laptop? (The first doesn't make sense to me.)
If it is the laptop, then I would leave the MR1100 well alone messing with it could prove disastrous and won't solve the "problem".
You need to pay attention to the laptop's wifi and get it to stick with the 2.4 GHz signal.
You could investigate the use of the 2.4 GHz WiFi Profile described in the manual.
