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R7800 Channel Overlap 6(8)
R7800 Hi: Initially, the R7800 2.4GHz was set to Auto channel. But the signal was dropped when passwords were changed and could not regain the signal. Netgear support suggested changing the c...
ikw439812 wrote:
Question: How do I eliminate channel (8) but still keep it on channel 6 so that it reduces the coverage overlap on channel 11?
You don't want to do this. The extra channel is because newer WiFi standards (802.11n and newer) allow for a wide 40 Mhz channel. That has twice the capacity of the older 20 Mhz channel. Scaling it back will cut back your WiFi Speed, and you likely won't be seeing any significant interference from the channel 11 signal. The router has 20/40 coexistence detection, so it will drop back to channel 6 only if that is needed.
ikw439812 wrote:
Question: How do I eliminate channel (8) but still keep it on channel 6 so that it reduces the coverage overlap on channel 11?
You don't want to do this. The extra channel is because newer WiFi standards (802.11n and newer) allow for a wide 40 Mhz channel. That has twice the capacity of the older 20 Mhz channel. Scaling it back will cut back your WiFi Speed, and you likely won't be seeing any significant interference from the channel 11 signal. The router has 20/40 coexistence detection, so it will drop back to channel 6 only if that is needed.
Thanks! Appreciate the quick reply.
Question is answered.