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dudload's avatar
dudload
Tuning in
7 months ago

channel optimisation - why no 160mhz

Hi,

I recently received a wifi pod to boost the signal in my garden - one of the things i've noticed is that you need to have "one wifi" (or something similar) that needs a single SSID but also channel optimisation enabled.

I'm not too bothered about either to be honest, but one v annoying thing is that channel optimisation defaults to 80MHZ max on 5GHZ and not 160MHZ, this means that  i can't get the full 1GB over wifi that i used to get.

Anything that can be changed in config to enable this, or a firmware update?

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    7 months ago

    If 160Mhz of 5GHz channel bandwidth is so important for Garden Wi-Fi it is very strange to be considering using any type of Wi-Fi Repeater / VM Pods as these will more than halve the WI-Fi speed per repeater hop and exacerbate latency and jitter no end.

    • dudload's avatar
      dudload
      Tuning in
      7 months ago

      I don't need 160mhz for the garden, but to get the signal in the garden I need to lose the 160mhz channel width that gives me 1gbps speeds in the inside of the house.

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person
    7 months ago

    If you really want to use 160Mhz I would strongly advise to purchase your own WiFi access points. My Ubiquiti/Unifi WiFi 7 Pro WAP works very well in my garden on 160Mhz as I type this, but then I am using 6Ghz channel.

  • Client62's avatar
    Client62
    Alessandro Volta
    7 months ago

    VM's locked down Pods and the interfering Connect app are not for you.
    Return the VM Pod, uninstall the VM Connect app from all devices ASAP.

    A retail Wireless Repeater or better a Wi-Fi Access point serving the garden area
    would enable you to revert to the VM Hub to 160MHz channel width for full speed in the house.