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EX7700 extender recommends I change my router's 5 ghz channel. Why?
Can someone give me a brief overview as to why my EX7700 might recommend that I change the channel of my ASUS router? Extender's webpage says: "To get the best WiFi performance, we recommend that...
The 100-165 channels are DFS channels. Meaning they tend to have less interfence. So unless you live by an airport/military base, they tend to not be used. So the performance on them can be more stable. So for the extender, having its dedicated backhaul link to the router be on the most stable channel, makes sense.