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WAX218 unable to omit channel 1 from 2.4GHz radio
WAX218 firmware version: 2.1.1.3 When I use the web UI to update the list of channels available to the 2.4GHz radio, the setting is not respected. After applying a channel update to remove channe...
Dear mdmower
Not a set or multiset - because AP the implementation does not allow defining a set of channels for Auto operations, just the predefines sets, and one channel only. Just select -one- channel from the 2.4 GHz band - this works as designed, so put the AP for example to 6.
Odd (however feasible) an industry standard WiFi client does not connect of the AP is configured manually or dynamically to channel 1. More likely, there are massive interferences on the overloaded 2.4 GHz band.
set: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(abstract_data_type) ... a wonderful feature my old Professor Niklaus Wirth made popular on Pascal, Modula, .... and carried forward to Ada, C++, SQL, Java, ... too.
Regards,
-Kurt
schumaku - Could you suggest a channel combination that excludes channel 1 and is valid? My printer (Brother HL-L2380DW) cannot find the wireless SSID when the access point uses channel 1. It is able to find the SSID when using channel 6.
Dear mdmower
Not a set or multiset - because AP the implementation does not allow defining a set of channels for Auto operations, just the predefines sets, and one channel only. Just select -one- channel from the 2.4 GHz band - this works as designed, so put the AP for example to 6.
Odd (however feasible) an industry standard WiFi client does not connect of the AP is configured manually or dynamically to channel 1. More likely, there are massive interferences on the overloaded 2.4 GHz band.
set: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Set_(abstract_data_type) ... a wonderful feature my old Professor Niklaus Wirth made popular on Pascal, Modula, .... and carried forward to Ada, C++, SQL, Java, ... too.
Regards,
-Kurt
WAX214 and WAX218 (v1) for example:
Don't forget to [Save] and apply the changes as prompted.
Just select -one- channel from the 2.4 GHz band - this works as designed, so put the AP for example to 6.Thanks schumaku, this works. I can choose channel 6 and the access point reliably uses only that channel after rebooting.
Odd (however feasible) an industry standard WiFi client does not connect of the AP is configured manually or dynamically to channel 1. More likely, there are massive interferences on the overloaded 2.4 GHz band.
I tested this more, including performing a factory reset. Here's what I observe:
1. I have only two devices that attempt to use 2.4GHz: Brother HL-L2380DW and TP-Link Kasa HS107. When this issue occurs, neither device is able to find the SSID. Both of these devices reportedly use 802.11 ng mode.
1. If I configure the AP to use only channel 1 (not auto), this problem does not occur. It only occurs when I set the AP to auto select a 2.4GHz channel and the AP chooses channel 1.
1. The "1,7" auto select channel option also causes this problem.
1. I don't think this problem occurs when the Channel HT Mode is set to 20MHz. I believe I've only seen this problem with the 20MHz/40MHz setting. I haven't tested 40MHz-only mode.
Note: I live in a residential neighborhood and wifi congestion is not a problem.
Hello,
For the RMA error, are you able to forward me the serial number and I can take a look why that error was generated?
No dear MrJoshW - because almost every serial number I had tried in the past failed several times, over the last 18 months - and was accepted randomly. Make IT adding some clean disgnostics and collect errors before returning a useless message - or fire this IT complete depatment NOW. There is no more time for gamling with the Netgear customer experience.
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