Setting the Right Standard in the FRITZ!Box
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However, due to heavy use of the 2.4-GHz range, interfer-
ence is more common than in the less-used 5-GHz range.
IEEE 802.11n
This standard allows for high throughput rates and rang-
es. The FRITZ!Box supports 802.11n in the 2.4-GHz fre-
quency band, or, if desired, also in the 5-GHz frequency
band. Modulation processes and antenna techniques like
MIMO (Multiple Input, Multiple Output) use the entire fre-
quency band available more effectively than the older
standards.
Thanks to compatibility with the 802.11g standard, you
can also continue to use older WLAN adapters.
Setting the Right Standard in the FRITZ!Box
The throughput rate that can be achieved in your WLAN ra-
dio network depends on the WLAN standards used by the
integrated WLAN adapters. These WLAN standards must
also be set in the FRITZ!Box. Proceed as follows to check
which WLAN standards are set and change them if need-
ed:
1.
Start a web browser.
2.
Open the FRITZ!Box user interface by entering
fritz.box
.
3.
Make sure that the expert mode is enabled in the
“System / Expert Mode” menu.
4.
Open “WLAN / Radio Channel”.
5.
Enable the “Adjust radio channel settings” option.
6.
Select the desired standard in the “WLAN Standard”
list.
The use of the 802.11n standard—and thus the availabili-
ty of higher throughput rates—is possible only if the
WLAN connection is secured using the WPA2 security
mechanism (AES-CCMP).
