<commit_before>---
layout: post
title: How to get the max speed out of 2.4Ghz access points/routers
excerpt: You may still have quite a few old WiFi access points/routers. Get the best out of them by following these steps.
---

Your WiFi AP/router has a setting called **WiFi channel**. 

<img src="/images/setup/wifi-channel.png" style="width: 600px"><br/>

Ensure that you get the 3 non-intersecting domes as seen below by selecting either of 1,6,11 channel numbers. Unfortunately by default all APs have set this to auto which causes interference with other channels.

This can make difference between 2 Mpbs and 70 Mbps.

Try to get as close to IDEAL as possible by following this on all your WiFi APs/routers.

#### IDEAL ####

<img src="/images/setup/wifi_domes_good.jpeg" style="width: 600px"><br/>

#### BAD ####

<img src="/images/setup/wifi_domes_bad.jpeg" style="width: 600px"><br/><commit_msg>update to 2.4ghz setting blog<commit_after>---
layout: post
title: How to get the max speed out of 2.4Ghz access points/routers
excerpt: You may still have quite a few old WiFi access points/routers. Get the best out of them by following these steps.
---

Your WiFi AP/router has a setting called **WiFi channel**. 

<img src="/images/setup/wifi-channel.png" style="width: 600px"><br/>

Ensure that you get the 3 non-intersecting domes as seen below by selecting either of 1,6,11 channel numbers. Unfortunately by default all APs have set this to auto which causes interference with other channels.

Try to get as close to IDEAL as possible by following this on all your WiFi APs/routers.

This can make difference between 2 Mpbs and 70 Mbps.

#### IDEAL ####

Notice how cleanly non-intersecting all 3 domes are.

<img src="/images/setup/wifi_domes_good.jpeg" style="width: 600px"><br/>




#### BAD ####

There is no dome at all due to all intersecting channels.

<img src="/images/setup/wifi_domes_bad.jpeg" style="width: 600px"><br/>
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