How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
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How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
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Region : Australia
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : V1
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I'm only seeing 4 bars when WI-FI connects on my wife's laptop compared with 5 bars I used to see on my old Billion router. I'm on NBN in South Australia and speed test shows 47 download (but that's probably not relevant). How do I find the actual strength of the signal she is receiving (ASUS Intel i7 3700),
Also how do I tell whether she is receiving on the 2.4GHZ or 5GHZ channel and what is the best setup in the router for those wireless channels.
Thanks,
Peter
Model : TD-W8980
Hardware Version : V1
Firmware Version :
ISP :
I'm only seeing 4 bars when WI-FI connects on my wife's laptop compared with 5 bars I used to see on my old Billion router. I'm on NBN in South Australia and speed test shows 47 download (but that's probably not relevant). How do I find the actual strength of the signal she is receiving (ASUS Intel i7 3700),
Also how do I tell whether she is receiving on the 2.4GHZ or 5GHZ channel and what is the best setup in the router for those wireless channels.
Thanks,
Peter
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Re:How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
2014-12-29 11:34:04
Single bar is not important..Getting 4 bars is good enough.
What router are you using? Model : TD-W8980 is not a dual band router.
What router are you using? Model : TD-W8980 is not a dual band router.
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It is Dual Band
2014-12-29 14:25:14
Tobacco wrote
Single bars is not important..Getting 4 bars is good enough.
OK, it just seems slower than before.
What router are you using? Model : TD-W8980 is not a dual band router.
The Quick Installation Guide says it is "Dual Band" and in the setup screen for wireless both bands are showing.
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Re:How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
2014-12-31 09:50:34
It is dual band indeed. For 2.4GHz, try channel 1, 6 or 11. For 5GHz, try differnet ones.
Change channel width to 40MHz and secure the network with WPA2-PSK, AES.
Change channel width to 40MHz and secure the network with WPA2-PSK, AES.
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Re:How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
2014-12-31 13:16:37
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It is dual band indeed. For 2.4GHz, try channel 1, 6 or 11. For 5GHz, try differnet ones.
Change channel width to 40MHz and secure the network with WPA2-PSK, AES.
Thanks, Ada. Changing the channel width from Auto to 40MHz improved the speed to 72 in Network settings.
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Re:How to check signal strength on Windows 8.1
2014-12-31 15:21:39
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OK, it just seems slower than before.
The Quick Installation Guide says it is "Dual Band" and in the setup screen for wireless both bands are showing.
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Peter
Sorry, I've mistaken the number with W8968..;)
Using 40Mhz bandwidth will provide high throughput when there is few other Wi-Fi networks around.
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