feasibility moving from Wireless 2.4ghz to 5Ghz in the home...

isotonic_uk

Hi there

At home I am on Virgin media 60mb broadband and have the super hub modem, was taking a look at the configuration and noticed the wireless band functionality.

Correct me if I am wrong but 5Ghz has a number of benefits such as less interference meaning better wireless speeds, doesn't have a better range as 2.4ghz and potentially I could use 300mb rather than the 144mb I currently use with G.

I have probably up to 20 devices in the home which connect to the wireless. How would I go about knowing if the devices are compatible with 5Ghz without going through the manual for every device? Is there an easier way? Could I use an app of somesort?

On a slightly related note. I noticed there is an option for 'greenfield mode', this is currently off. Any benefits of turning this on?

Many thanks

GunJack

chances are that few of them will be capable of using 5GHz wifi, unless they are relatively new N standard dual-band... it's really a case of going through the specs of each to find out...

greenfield mode would appear to be locking the router to N-only, so if any of your devices are only B or G capable (prob most of them) then they won't be able to use wifi if greenfield is enabled..

neilwoods

Need to go through each device to check if it is dual band or not. May sayd dual band or look for 802.11 a/n. Chances are, most items won't be.

Greenfield mode turns of a/b/g of the 2.4ghz leaving just the n, which can help. But if device is only a/b/g then won't connect to router