Hello,
I'm looking for a router that I can stand up behind an AT&T BGW320-505 gateway running in passthrough mode and I thought I'd stop by here to see if anyone could help me.
The BGW gateway has 2.4G, 5G, and 6G radios. In particular, it broadcasts on two channels simultaneously on the 5G band under the same SSID. On my BGW, a different SSID is assigned to the 2.4G band, and there is currently no SSID assigned to the 6G band. AT&T prohibits users from selecting 5G channel(s) manually and from disabling DFS channel selection. I have two Roku TVs that do not support DFS channels because of the way their wifi remote works. Thus, whenever the BGS switches channels such that both are DFS, my TVs disconnect. (Roku's non-support for DFS is a common complaint among its users.)
I'd like a router that I can stand up behind the BGW that supports both the 2.4G and 5G bands (I'm less concerned about 6G at the moment). I'd like to be able to specify two 5G channels, and I'd like to be able to specify at least one of them as a DFS channel. Ideally, I'd like to be able to ask the router to choose the "best" 5G channel among all channels available, including DFS, for one of the channels, but I'd like to be able to select a non-DFS channel for the other one. This way, my clients that can "see" DFS channels can enjoy the lower congestion on DFS channels if one is selected and my TV stays connected.
Apologies for the long-winded explanation. I'm not a technical guy and I wanted to be clear about what I'm looking for.
Is such a router available? Do my requirements make sense? Any feedback or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for any help.
I'm looking for a router that I can stand up behind an AT&T BGW320-505 gateway running in passthrough mode and I thought I'd stop by here to see if anyone could help me.
The BGW gateway has 2.4G, 5G, and 6G radios. In particular, it broadcasts on two channels simultaneously on the 5G band under the same SSID. On my BGW, a different SSID is assigned to the 2.4G band, and there is currently no SSID assigned to the 6G band. AT&T prohibits users from selecting 5G channel(s) manually and from disabling DFS channel selection. I have two Roku TVs that do not support DFS channels because of the way their wifi remote works. Thus, whenever the BGS switches channels such that both are DFS, my TVs disconnect. (Roku's non-support for DFS is a common complaint among its users.)
I'd like a router that I can stand up behind the BGW that supports both the 2.4G and 5G bands (I'm less concerned about 6G at the moment). I'd like to be able to specify two 5G channels, and I'd like to be able to specify at least one of them as a DFS channel. Ideally, I'd like to be able to ask the router to choose the "best" 5G channel among all channels available, including DFS, for one of the channels, but I'd like to be able to select a non-DFS channel for the other one. This way, my clients that can "see" DFS channels can enjoy the lower congestion on DFS channels if one is selected and my TV stays connected.
Apologies for the long-winded explanation. I'm not a technical guy and I wanted to be clear about what I'm looking for.
Is such a router available? Do my requirements make sense? Any feedback or advice would be appreciated.
Thanks for any help.