wifi chanels

[Bananasplit_00]

I know that chanels 1, 6 and 11 are fine but are there any others that are fine to use as well? wifi analyszer on my phone says that right now channel 14 is the best but is it ok to switch to 14, or is that just bad?

[MimigaKing]

Channel 14 is only available in Japan, it is illegal to use it anywhere in America. 

 

It will not be available as an option on any american devices. 

[Starelementpoke]

3 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

I know that chanels 1, 6 and 11 are fine but are there any others that are fine to use as well? wifi analyszer on my phone says that right now channel 14 is the best but is it ok to switch to 14, or is that just bad?

All channels are fine to use. It´s just that 1,6, and 11 are optimal since they don´t overlap with as many other channels.

[Bananasplit_00]

24 minutes ago, Starelementpoke said:

All channels are fine to use. It´s just that 1,6, and 11 are optimal since they don´t overlap with as many other channels.

well that seems strange but ok thanks, il go move the network now then i guess

[Bananasplit_00]

25 minutes ago, MimigaKing said:

Channel 14 is only available in Japan, it is illegal to use it anywhere in America. 

 

It will not be available as an option on any american devices. 

well there is someone using chanel 13 were i live, is that fine?

[MimigaKing]

7 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well there is someone using chanel 13 were i live, is that fine?

It is unusual,  but allowed.

 

 

Source: Wikipedia

In the USA, 802.11 operation in the channels 12 and 13 is actually allowed under low powered conditions. The 2.4 GHz Part 15 band in the US allows spread-spectrum operation as long as the 50 dB bandwidth of the signal is within the range of 2,400–2,483.5 MHz[13] which wholly encompasses both channels 12 and 13. A Federal Communications Commission (FCC) document clarifies that only channel 14 is forbidden and furthermore low-power transmitters with low-gain antennas may legally operate in channels 12 and 13.[14]However, channels 12 and 13 are not normally used in order to avoid any potential interference in the adjacent restricted frequency band, 2,483.5–2,500 MHz,[15] which is subject to strict emission limits set out in 47 CFR §15.205.

[InVis]

14 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well there is someone using chanel 13 were i live, is that fine?

It is fine yes

 

A lot of drivers are not optimized for the "european" channel (12 and 13), so you might encounter issues with some computers or devices not being able to find the network or dropping a lot of packets.

 

Also - channel 6 has been the de facto standard for most "older" routers, so it might be a bit crowded - and also Bluetooth frequencies fall within channel 6, so in an office environment (larger installs) with wireless devices, I would not use channel 6 unless I really have to (and if I have to, I will have a list of devices that the customer can use without interfering too much with the WiFi network) 

[Bananasplit_00]

1 hour ago, InVis said:

It is fine yes

 

A lot of drivers are not optimized for the "european" channel (12 and 13), so you might encounter issues with some computers or devices not being able to find the network or dropping a lot of packets.

 

Also - channel 6 has been the de facto standard for most "older" routers, so it might be a bit crowded - and also Bluetooth frequencies fall within channel 6, so in an office environment (larger installs) with wireless devices, I would not use channel 6 unless I really have to (and if I have to, I will have a list of devices that the customer can use without interfering too much with the WiFi network) 

well i moved it to channel 6 because there are no other networks there right now, thanks for the info

[InVis]

14 minutes ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

well i moved it to channel 6 because there are no other networks there right now, thanks for the info

Okay

 

No problem.

Please mark it as solved, so other people dont waste their time reading through the post