on 31-07-2024 21:34
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?
on 01-08-2024 10:28
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.
on 01-08-2024 11:49
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.
on 02-08-2024 01:17
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.
on 02-08-2024 07:31
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.