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1 edit | [Wireless] Is This The Correct Wireless Setup For My E4200v2? Here are my wireless settings. Should I have my Network Modes set to Mixed? My one 5GHz device has an N card. All of my 2.4GHz devices have N cards. They are:
5GHz
21.5" Mid-2010 iMac - Definitely an N
2.4GHz
Sony Laptop - Definitely an N
Kindle Fire - Definitely an N
Newer Roku XS - Definitely an N
New Apple TV - Definitely an N
Blackberry Bold 9900 - Definitely an N
Thanks.
EDIT: I guess, the question is, based upon my devices, will I get more speed if it is set to "N" only? Or does "Mixed" basically do the same thing?
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2 edits | Re: [Wireless] Is This The Correct Wireless Setup For My E4200v2 You should get better wireless performance if you not use mixed mode.
Mixed mode is used if you have a mix of b,g,a,N clients. Since all your clients are N you do not need to accommodate b,g,a 
[Note added] Please be aware that performance is subject to matching technologies insofar as the N world is concerned. So regardless of the fact that ALL your clients are using N that does not necessarily means that all client will have optimal performance --- many factors are involved -- best performance is when all N clients use complimentary technology via the CHIP SETS implemented. So while N gear is superior to b,g,a gear NOT all N gear [specifically CLIENTS] are equal. Read my posts here for more info. |
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kudos:1 | That's what I thought.....Thanks. Gonna change it and see the difference.
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1 edit | after that i would change the security setting to wpa2 aes only. its been said that it causes performance problems. |
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1 edit | Thanks to both of you. When changing the Network Mode to "Wireless-N Only," the settings will only allow you to set the Security Mode on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz to either "WPA2 Personal", "WPA2 Enterprise", or "Disabled". No other choices are available. I have both set to "WPA2 Personal".
For Channel Width, I have both set to "Auto (20MHz or 40MHz)."
For Channel, 5GHz is set to "Auto," and for 2.4GHz, I have found that Channel 9 works pretty well.
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| Ah yes. WPA2 Personal would be the right security setting.
From the looks of things now, you're ready to go Good luck and happy web surfing. Be sure to wait 30 minutes after eating  |
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kudos:1 | Thanks Mike. |
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said by KoRnGtL15:. I would also highly advise channel width be set to 20MHz for 2.4GHz band. Its being considerate for other neighbors and not to tick them off by using 40MHz. Hogging up the 2.4GHz band.
Lately the Linksys router firmware have been disallowing the use of the 40MHz wide channel for the most part for just that reason. I mean I have mine set to auto 20MHz/40MHz and it always runs at 20MHz. This is good for the reason you mentioned but bad for us who actually do not have neighboring networks and want to use the 40MHz channel. |
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You lose performance and get more interference by not using 1, 6 or 11 for 2.4GHz band.
said by lordpuffer:Thanks to both of you. When changing the Network Mode to "Wireless-N Only," the settings will only allow you to set the Security Mode on both 5GHz and 2.4GHz to either "WPA2 Personal", "WPA2 Enterprise", or "Disabled". No other choices are available. I have both set to "WPA2 Personal".
For Channel Width, I have both set to "Auto (20MHz or 40MHz)."
For Channel, 5GHz is set to "Auto," and for 2.4GHz, I have found that Channel 9 works pretty well.
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kudos:1 | Thanks, I'll try one of those Channels and see how it works.
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You see the problem is everyone else does the same thing and then you run into the problem of those channels having interferance. I mean when there is 16 networks on channel 1, 19 networks on channel 6, and 13 networks on channel 11, all trying to work in close proximity I hope you could see where problems could start. |
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| said by Mike Wolf:You see the problem is everyone else does the same thing and then you run into the problem of those channels having interferance. I mean when there is 16 networks on channel 1, 19 networks on channel 6, and 13 networks on channel 11, all trying to work in close proximity I hope you could see where problems could start.
I see. Changing Channels now. I'll give it a good couple of days to see how it performs.
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I just set it to Channel 11....Seems pretty zippy.
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Grants Pass, OR | If you want to see who is who and using what in your neighborhood channel wise. The following is a great and easy to use program. Check it out. Inssider. »www.metageek.net/products/inssider/ |
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thanks for the program info, they are very useful when setting up a router or other gear and you are trying to figure out what the heck is causing trouble |
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I just finally got around to installing inSSIDer. I had forgotten about it. Thanks, it's a great program!
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