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ender2003's avatar
Feb 01, 2016
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suggestion regarding Arlo

Here is a radical notion. Wifi networks work best when they are spread out over different channels and not all broadcast on the same channel. The Arlo network seems to default to the same channel as the base 2.4Ghz channel that the main SSID is using. I don't know how well it works when the Arlo network is broadcast from a different device, but a recent firmware update (1.0.6.28_1.1.83) created the Arlo SSID on my router and set it to the same channel as my normal SSID. When two different SSID's are on the same channel coming from the same device, it creates severe interference and renders the network nearly unusable. 

 

Moving Arlo to a different channel would certainly prevent a lot of the interference and make the networks more stable. 

 

Or, don't create and enable a new SSID by default that will break an existing network. Just a thought.

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