I live in Europe and I need a solid 5ghz router for home use. My laptop has a 2.4+5ghz wi-fi card. I want to be on 5ghz cos all neighbours are using 2.4ghz and the interference is immense. So I bought the ASUS RT-N53 2.4+5ghz router but on the 5ghz band it has only 4 channels to choose between, which means the router only uses the U-NII-1 band allowing channels - 36, 40, 44, and 48 (if there's a way to allow the router to use U-NII-2 and 2e, pls share it with me). Well, that's 4 channels, as compared to the 3 non-overlapping channels in 2.4ghz. 4 is more than 3, but still I was quite disappointed when I found out that my newly-bought 5ghz router allows me to pick between only 4 non-overlapping channels. Still, I shouldn't get too worries cos ppl around haven't even found out about 5ghz, but I am writing all this for the sake of knowledge. Mine and perhaps ... somebody else's. If I can't make my Asus RT-N53 to use the U-NII-2/2e, then I want to buy another 5ghz router that runs both on the U-NII-1 & U-NII-2/2e. So far I have not been able to see that info clearly displayed in the specs of 5ghz routers. Perhaps I am missing something, but if you guys know something ... pls share it with me
So, as any proper nerd would do, I started digging and found the following bits of info:
http://www.connectblue.com/press/articles/what-is-the-difference-between-24ghz-and-5ghz-wireless-lan-in-industrial-applications/ ; found also here http://www.connectblue.com/fileadmin/Connectblue/Web2006/Images/Press_Image_downloads/Articles/2.4_and_5GHz_Wireless_LAN_in_Industrial_Applications.pdf
The 5GHz ISM band is divided up into sub-bands called U-NII bands (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) and are usually named U-NII-1, U-NII-2, U-NII-2e, and U-NII-3 where U-NII-3 is not freely available worldwide. In total, this gives 23 non-overlapping channels... Today, most available Wireless LAN solutions in the 5GHz band use the U-NII-1 band (5.18-5.24 GHz) with frequency channels 36-48. However, there are also some suppliers that have extended the range to include the U-NII-2/2e band (5.26-5.70 GHz) with frequency channels 52-140. ... The use of Wireless LAN in the U-NII-2/2e bands (channel 52 -140, frequency range 5.260––5.725GHz) requires radar detection. Within the operation context of the Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) function ...
This source also sheds some light onto the topic
http://superuser.com/questions/692835/which-5ghz-channel-to-use
Pls add some comments and suggestions as to 5ghz routers running not only on the U-NII-1 band, but also on U-NII-2/2e. 10x in advance
So, as any proper nerd would do, I started digging and found the following bits of info:
http://www.connectblue.com/press/articles/what-is-the-difference-between-24ghz-and-5ghz-wireless-lan-in-industrial-applications/ ; found also here http://www.connectblue.com/fileadmin/Connectblue/Web2006/Images/Press_Image_downloads/Articles/2.4_and_5GHz_Wireless_LAN_in_Industrial_Applications.pdf
The 5GHz ISM band is divided up into sub-bands called U-NII bands (Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure) and are usually named U-NII-1, U-NII-2, U-NII-2e, and U-NII-3 where U-NII-3 is not freely available worldwide. In total, this gives 23 non-overlapping channels... Today, most available Wireless LAN solutions in the 5GHz band use the U-NII-1 band (5.18-5.24 GHz) with frequency channels 36-48. However, there are also some suppliers that have extended the range to include the U-NII-2/2e band (5.26-5.70 GHz) with frequency channels 52-140. ... The use of Wireless LAN in the U-NII-2/2e bands (channel 52 -140, frequency range 5.260––5.725GHz) requires radar detection. Within the operation context of the Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) function ...
This source also sheds some light onto the topic
http://superuser.com/questions/692835/which-5ghz-channel-to-use
Pls add some comments and suggestions as to 5ghz routers running not only on the U-NII-1 band, but also on U-NII-2/2e. 10x in advance