X10 R900 5GHz wifi sticks to 802.11/a

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kpacumup wrote:

Kitsap, thank you for trying to help me - I appreciate it.

Your opinion may make sense if these questions were answered:

1. The 5GHz network on the wifiinfo shows the router broadcasts 802.11/a in a 20MHz width, up to 54MBps. Why is it not broadcasting 802.11ac in a 80MHz width up to 788MBps as the other 802.11ac networks?

Please confirm, for your 5 GHz network, you have selected WPA2-PSK (AES) as the security option and have assigned a password (network key).  If you are running an open Wi-Fi with no security or password it may only transmit in a 20 MHz wide channel.

 

2. Why is my neighbors SSID more important than mine on my router?

Your router is just a transmitter.  It is up to the client device to make the connection.  Different client devices have different capacities to sort out any one signal from the background noise.  You appear to have a lot of background noise.

 

3. Why are the other SSIDs take priority over my network on my router?

See above.

 

4. Why are 80MHz channel widths not available to me?

In the Netgear setup screen, pick a control channel that is one of the four that make up a 80 MHz wide channel.

 

When connected, please confirm the connection type (802.11??) as shown in the Windows Task Manager application.  Select the Performance tab then Wi-Fi.  It is listed toward the bottom on the right.

 

 

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