MikroTik WiFi Frequency and Channel Width

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  • MikroTik WiFi Frequency Band and Channel Width Explanation

    MikroTik WiFi frequency, band and channel width tuning is an important task in any wireless network. If we fail to setup WiFi frequency and channel width parameter properly, we will notice a poor performance of wireless network. WiFi is aimed at use within unlicensed spectrum and the unlicensed spectrum that is usually used for WiFi is 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band.  2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands have multiple channels and these channels must be setup properly to get high wireless performance. In my previous article I discussed how to setup MikroTik Wireless Router as a WiFi AP and in this article I will discuss how to setup frequency, band and channel width to get high wireless performance. IEEE 802.11 Standards and Frequency Band IEEE 802.11 specifies protocols for implementing Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) WiFi computer communication in various frequencies including 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band. IEEE 802.11 has several different variants those use different frequency band. The following table is a summarization of bands used by 802.11 systems. IEEE 802.11 VARIANT FREQUENCY BANDS USED     802.11a 5GHz 802.11b 2.4GHz 802.11g 2.4GHz 802.11n 2.4 & 5 GHz 802.11ac Below 6GHz 802.11ad Up to 60 GHz 802.11af [...]

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