From 07206070918a602e8eb65d9299270f7e32f8e0f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: JohnnyRevay <65253638+jan-revay@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:11:10 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update WiFi_router.md --- CommonInitScripts/WiFi_router.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/CommonInitScripts/WiFi_router.md b/CommonInitScripts/WiFi_router.md index 7a7ea72ad..8500a3938 100644 --- a/CommonInitScripts/WiFi_router.md +++ b/CommonInitScripts/WiFi_router.md @@ -1,5 +1,31 @@ # WiFi +## New config - Router config (Huawei HG8145X6 FTTH, Orange) + +1. "System tools" tab (resp. the first login screen) + 1. Set the root login password for the router's WebGUI. + 1. Turn off led indicators ("Indicator Status Management" -> "Indicator Switch" -> Off). + 1. (CONSIDER - OPTIONAL) Turn off "Enable Energy Saving" ("Advanced power management" -> "Enable Energy Saving" - uncheck). +1. "WLAN" tab + 1. Set SSID and PW on 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz WiFI. + 1. 5G Basic Network Settings + 1. Authentication Mode: WPA3 SAE + 1. 5G Advanced Network Settings: + 1. (recommended - OPTIONAL) Turn off "Band Steering" on 5 GHz WiFi. + 1. Set the 5GHz **"channel" to fixed 100** (see: ) if it is not interfering with a neighbor's WiFI (use Android WiFi analysis tools to investigate). + 1. Note1: Channel 100 is a good choice because it has fewer devices on it as lower channels do and it has enough space for a continuous 80MHz resp. 160 MHz channel width. European weather radars are on channels 120 - 130 , hence the full 160 MHz channel width might be problematic, but 80 MHz width fits well without interfering. + 1. Note2: Due to frequency regulation, it takes around 12 minutes until the Wi-Fi network is available after the router is restarted (because channel 100 and channels around it use the DFS algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_frequency_selection). + 1. + 1. (IMPORTANT!!!) **Set "Channel width" to "Auto 20/40/80".** + 1. "Wi-Fi Coverage Management" -> "Select a policy to synchronize Wi-Fi parameters to the newly detected external AP." -> "Do not enable automatic synchronization." (TODO this is probably not necessary) +1. Test the connection speed and stability from multiple rooms in the flat + multiple devices. + + + +TODO - consider using band steering and single SSID... + +## OLD config + ## TODO - this did not help - Samsung Galaxy is still dropping the 5GHz network... 1. Try resp. currently trying this: @@ -21,8 +47,8 @@ 1. Note1: Channel 100 is a good choice because it has fewer devices on it as lower channels do and it has enough space for a continuous 80MHz resp. 160 MHz channel width. European weather radars are on channels 120 - 130 , hence the full 160 MHz channel width might be problematic, but 80 MHz width fits well without interfering. 1. Note2: Due to frequency regulation, it takes around 12 minutes until the Wi-Fi network is available after the router is restarted (because channel 100 and channels around it use the DFS algorithm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_frequency_selection). 1. - 1. Set "Channel width" to "Auto 20/40/80/160" or to "Auto 20/40/80" (prefer 160 if the signal is strong enough, test both). - 1. "Wi-Fi Coverage Management" -> "Select a policy to synchronize Wi-Fi parameters to the newly detected external AP." -> "Do not enable automatic synchronization." (TODO this is probably not necessary) + 1. Set "Channel width" to "Auto 20/40/80". +1. "Wi-Fi Coverage Management" -> "Select a policy to synchronize Wi-Fi parameters to the newly detected external AP." -> "Do not enable automatic synchronization." (TODO this is probably not necessary) 1. Test the connection speed and stability from multiple rooms in the flat + multiple devices. ## Device config (Android phones, PCs, laptops, ebook readers, smart watches...)