For 5 GHz:
• Check whether you have 5.8 GHz cordless phones.
• See whether a wireless ISP might be broadcasting over 5 GHz in
your area. Most wISPs are using the
5.8 GHz section of the 5 GHz
band. (If that’s the case note the second bullet item in the solutions
for cordless phones, below.)
Try a Solution
Here are ideas for solving some of the problems noted just previously.
If cordless phones are the culprit:
• Buy new cordless phones that use a band that doesn’t interfere with
your Wi-Fi network. The
popular DECT standard finally entered the
United States a few years ago in its DECT6 version, which relies on
1.
9 GHz signals. You can also find 5.8 GHz cordless phones.
• In 5 GHz, use lower-numbered channels; 5.8 GHz falls within
the
highest range
of channels supported by 802.11n base stations.
(This solution also reduces interference from wireless ISPs, firms
that use 5 GHz to provide residential Internet service.) Using a
lower-numbered channel will reduce the signal strength of your
network by 95 percent, but it might be the only solution in extreme
cases.
If a neighboring network is causing the problem:
• Propose an informal channel usage agreement: if your neighbor
and you are
both using 2.
4 GHz’s channel 6, switch to 1 and 11 to
increase the distance between signals. In 5 GHz, you have a number
of additional channels to choose from.
• You (and your neighbor) could move your access points farther
away from one another to reduce
the signal conflict in the middle.
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