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XR500 DFS Network Channels
Good Afternoon, I ran a WiFi Analyzer and it recommends that I change my 5.0GHz wireless network to a DFS channel. I know very little about these types of channels but understand there are certain rules to them. I game a lot on my computer so I want to know if there is any negative impact to switching to one of these DFS channels. Is there risk to being disconnected randomly, or anything else? Thank you for your time.
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I've never had issues but I'm not a hardcore gamer, more of a casual gamer.
the wifi should switch off the dfs channels as needed but again, I've never noticed the switch.
Some older wifi devices may not work with DFS channels are used.
36-48 and 149-165 are best to use.
- There is a risk that you could be disconnected from the channel if radar is detected on that channel while it switches to another. If this happens when you're gaming then you could be kicked from the game.
