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How to change wifi channel on the FiOS ActionTec router?Hi,
The firmware on the FiOS-supplied ActionTec router is quite impressive, but for the life of me I cannot figure out how to change the wifi broadcast channel. I've got a terrible S/N ratio according to NetStumbler, so I'd like to switch channels. Any suggestions on how this can be done?
Thanks, grimholtz |
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almahixAllegro ma non troppo join:1999-10-18 Camarillo, CA |
Log in to your router. Select Wireless Setting then Basic Security Settings. Item #3 is the channel. Select the channel you want, then select Apply at the bottom of the page, et voila, you'll have your new channel. Good luck getting a better S/N ratio. |
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Thank you! |
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NY Tel Premium Member join:2004-04-09 Smithtown, NY 1 edit |
NY Tel
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2007-Aug-19 10:06 pm
Grimholtz, Try channel 1 or channel 11 first and see what happens. Avoid 6 and 9 as much as you can. |
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Thank you. I'm very aware of how to tune wifi routers. |
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You will not be tuning your wifi router, but merely instructing it to operate on a different frequency.
It is your wireless adapter that will be doing the tuning. |
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I will be instructing it to operate on a different frequency, which is the same as tuning it. from » wordnet.princeton.edu/pe ··· n?s=tunetune -- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency When you press the tune buttons on a digital radio, do you say "I'm telling the radio to tune itself" or do you say "I'm tuning the radio"? That's a rhetorical question. Are you purposefully trying to be a smart*ss? |
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TechnogeezAgape in amazement. Premium Member join:2007-01-20 1 edit
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to grimholtz
Touchy!When you ask for advice in a forum, The replies are received ad valorem. If you don't want opinions, then don't ask the minions. Do your own research or ignore 'em. |
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NY Tel Premium Member join:2004-04-09 Smithtown, NY |
to grimholtz
Re: How to change wifi channel on the FiOS ActionTec router?said by grimholtz:Thank you. I'm very aware of how to tune wifi routers. I was only trying to suggest "better channels" based on my knowledge and experience since some frequencies are shared, some are common to other devices and I have had a lot of luck with those 2 particular channels. |
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I appreciate that. Actually, I often use channels 13 & 14 (European and Japanese standards: see » en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi ··· of_Wi-Fi) on my dd-wrt router (not Actiontec) to get the best S/N ratio. This is probably illegal so I don't leave it there regularly. |
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By the way, here's a screenshot of dd-wrt's channel selection in case you're interested: » img441.imageshack.us/my. ··· 7fw2.png |
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NY Tel Premium Member join:2004-04-09 Smithtown, NY 1 edit |
NY Tel
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2007-Aug-20 11:23 pm
I tried the "illegals" myself but it caused more problems with some of my wireless adapters so I hover between 1, or 11. My neighbors almost all have 6 and 9 selected. |
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Curious...what kind of problems did you experience?
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