Yes, keep the settings that I recommended. Using channels 149-153-157-161, which is the higher output power range will or should give you more data bits per wifi packet, resulting in a higher data rate. Locking the modem to that channel range will prevent it from switching automatically, on its own, to the lower channel range which will drop the usable distance from the modem. You could run an experiment to confirm this at your location. Set the modem as recommended, and then walk the laptop over to the furthest point that you would normally use the laptop. Let the signal levels settle out for two to three minutes and then run a speed test. Then, change the channels to the lower 5 Ghz channels, which will automatically drop the power output in both directions, let the signal levels settle out for another two to three minutes and run another speedtest. If you're far enough from the modem, you will probably see a difference in the data rates. It also depends on whether or not you're competing with anyone else for those channels. If you are, then you should definitely see a difference between the two channel sets.
To run the speedtest, use the www.speedtest.net Toronto Rogers or Montreal Rogers servers, which ever is closer to your home.
Edit: Fwiw, I do the same, although I'm using a router and competing with both of my immediate neighbors for the upper 5 Ghz channels. End result, keeping the wifi in the upper channel range produces a faster data rate when compared to operating in the lower channel range. That's compared at the same location for the test laptop, which is at the other end of the house from where the router sits.
Driver issues?? Are you using a laptop with a USB Wifi dongle, or a desktop with a USB Wifi dongle? For the laptop, you would have to disable the onboard wifi adapter.
For the MIMO events that you mentioned above, I've seen both cases, where the event occurs and disables the modem, and where it has no effect.
It seems my CODA is using the incorrect country code. I ran wireless diagnostics on MacOS and received a couple errors. One was incorrect country code on my Modem, and a LAN connectivity issue. As of now I'm able to connect to Wi-Fi with less than ideal speeds at times but I still get that LAN error.
How do I go about setting the correct country code on the CODA, and what can I do about the LAN issue?
I'm on 2.0.10.33T03 / Hardware version 1A.
Thanks!
That almost sounds like a bad driver install. I would roll back the driver just to get it working again, even with lower rates, and then confirm that the updated driver is the correct one. Just out of curiosity, why use wifi instead of ethernet? Location of the desktop? And if so, are you in a newer home where you might have ethernet cabling available but not completely installed? That will depend on the age of the house.
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It seems my CODA is using the incorrect country code. I ran wireless diagnostics on MacOS and received a couple errors. One was incorrect country code on my Modem, and a LAN connectivity issue. As of now I'm able to connect to Wi-Fi with less than ideal speeds at times but I still get that LAN error.
How do I go about setting the correct country code on the CODA, and what can I do about the LAN issue?
I'm on 2.0.10.33T03 / Hardware version 1A.
Thanks!
Unplug your CODA modem and run wireless diag again. It's saying a nearby router is causing this issue, it doesn't necessarily mean it's the CODA.
If the error goes away with the CODA unplugged, and reappears once you connect the CODA then I suggest setting your wifi settings on the Modem like this:
2.4Ghz: Wireless Channel 1, 6, or 11 Channel Width 20Mhz
5Ghz: Wireless Channel 149+ Channel Width 80Mhz If there is an option for DFS Channels turn that off.
If that still doesn't fix the issue then swap the modem, there is no user configurable option for the County Code.
@kara2 thats a tough one. The lattice walls with chicken wire and mortar doesn't help when it comes to wifi reception. Were you able to figure out the problem with the USB wifi adapter?
Here's some food for thought. Although a USB wifi dongle can work, depending on the range to the modem, if its in the budget, consider installing one of the following wifi cards in the desktop, replacing the USB dongle:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/PCEAC68/
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/PCE-AC88/
http://www.canadacomputers.com/search_results.php?search_in=&keywords=PCE-AC88
If I was in a position where the desktop absolutely had to have a wifi connection, my first choice would be the PCE-AC88. That's a four antenna system, which would give you four data streams to and from the modem. The 4582 modem has three 2.4 Ghz antenna and four 5 Ghz antenna, so, the PCE-AC88 should work pretty well with the modem.
Stepping down from there, my next choice would be the PCE-AC68, and lastly, if I was going to use a dongle, I would use a USB-AC68:
https://www.asus.com/ca-en/Networking/USB-AC68/
The one thing to look at is whether your current wifi adapter is plugged into the back of the desktop or if its sitting upright in a cradle. I recommend using the cradle as that allows the dongle to sit somewhere above or close to the desktop, where its not shielded by the computer case, which in many cases is made out of steel or aluminum.
Lastly, you could always install a router near the desktop and run the router in Bridge mode,where it acts as a wifi bridge back to the modem. The router also acts as a local wired access point. Definitely more money, but, that should solve any problems that users might have in tough environments. There are also the emerging mesh networks that are now on the market, but, that requires two or more routers to carry that one out.
Huh?? I've never had an issue running speedtest.net through a browser for any level of service. For gigabit service testing, Microsoft Edge with no extension or blocker equivalents loaded, appears to be the fastest browser available today. I'll typically see 950/960 Mb/s down, 58 Mb/s up.
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