How to improve your wireless network (page 2 of 4)
What is Dual-Band ?
Wireless routers are devided into
single-band
or
dual-band
type of router, where
single-band
means that
it only uses the
2.4Ghz
frequncy, where as the
dual-band
type uses both
2.4GHz
and
5GHz
frequency.
Why cannot my device connect to the 5GHz network?
There are devices that only support the 2.4GHz frequency and therefor cannot connect to a 5GHz network.
In order for a device to connect to a 5GHz network it nead to support on of these standards 802.11 a, n or ac.
Most of the products currently in shops is Dual-Band compliant, but if you have an older computer it most
likely only support the 2.4GHz frequency.
Change channel on the router
If you live in urban areas or areas with many wireless networks it is a good chance that your router
are using the same channel as one or more routers in the neighborhood.
By changing to a channel with less traffic you can get far better performance / coverage.
So, which channel is the best one to use? It is difficult to give an easy answer to this, as it totally depends
on which channel is in use by the other networks in the area.
To help find the best channel we recommend to use software / apps (see list below) that are made for
this purpose. Most of these apps can show you which channel that is recommended. We recommend that
you select the channel on which the fewest of the other networks are using.
Windows
Acrylic WiFi Free - https://www.acrylicwifi.com/en/wlan-software/wlan-scanner-acrylic-wifi-free/
inSSIDer - http://www.metageek.com/products/inssider/
WiFi Inspector - http://www.xirrus.com/resources/free-tools/#WFI
Android
WiFi Analyzer - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer
inSSIDer - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.metageek.inSSIDer
2.4GHz:
LYNX1E7AC0
5GHz:
LYNX1E7AC0_5G
iPhone 4
iPhone 6
2.4GHz
5GHz
2.4GHz
5GHz
Lynx 9000
Dual Band router
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singel-band
dual-band
2.4GHz:
LYNX1E7AC0
5GHz:
LYNX1E7AC0_5G
2.4GHz:
AirLink1E7AC0
