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Controlling Router Setup
I’ve just set up my 5G router, the white one with 54 in the product name. I am really disappointed that when I log into the router’s ip address, the home page is a vast desert? It has none of the c...
syaoran wrote:You can manage the gateway through the T-Mobile app. There are 13 channels for 2.4GHz wireless that are commonly used. 12 and 13 are not available in the US. Channel 1 can cause issues with cheap WiFi devices amd Nintendo consoles. 2 through 11 should be fine. The router usually chooses thenchannel with the least interference. You can manually set the channel in the T-Mobile app. For the most comoatibility, channels 3, 6, and 9 are your best options.
Thank you for your reply.
Sure. That would be nice, eh?
--->» Did you notice I said “you cannot specify the channel?”
That is exactly one of the problems: you cannot specify what channels you want the 5G router to use, because both windows and mobile interfaces essentially suck.
There is NO FACILITY for this.
I’ve had a dozen routers over the years, and I’ve never seen one as weak as this as far as configuring it is concerned.
