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stonehorse
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4 years ago
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DFS Channel Selection Frustration

Good day all. This post is part rant and part question. Short version; I live in a condo which means WiFi channels are crowded, even the 5GHz band U-NII-1 and U-NII-3 are busy. I've seen upwards of ...
  • DrPacman's avatar
    4 years ago

    stonehorse Wrote: So here are the questions, is there a way to 'force' DFS channel selection? 

     

    I looked into doing the exact same thing when we first acquired Telus fibre a couple years ago. Unfortunately no way is possible to force a T3200M to allow this configuration. It just isn't in any of the configuration menus.

     

    The only solution that I was able to find is a far more expensive method for the consumer.

    1. Connect your fibre directly to a aftermarket router, such as one from the Ubiquiti line.

    2. Utilize a Media converter and output that signal to a consumer router.

     

    Both of these methods incurred additional cost, however, it seems to be the only solution that I was able to find... Cheers...

     

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