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NGuser76
Apr 24, 2023Follower
Cannot change preamble to short
Brand new RAX30 router. Cannot change preamble setting to short. After changing and hitting apply just goes back to long setting. Factory reset twice with same result. Latest firmware as of now insta...
michaelkenward
Apr 24, 2023Guru - Experienced User
NGuser76 wrote:
Brand new RAX30 router. Cannot change preamble setting to short.
Why do you want/need to do that?
microchip8
Apr 24, 2023Master
Most likely because it increases speed by a tiny bit due to using shorter checksums thus less computation too.
I live in an apartment building and here it's full of WiFi "noise" (many APs close-by) so I keep long preamble for better stability.
I live in an apartment building and here it's full of WiFi "noise" (many APs close-by) so I keep long preamble for better stability.