topic Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub in Broadband

Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

Joe+6712 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 15:27:35 GMT

Recently went for WIFIMAX.

The hub chooses a channel (157) in the top of the 5GHz band.

My laptops cannot see this channel so they revert to 2.4GHz.

On a phone I can connect to channel 157.

How can I force the hub to go to one of the lower channels.

I did set up the hub off line to get the wifi to work on the laptop but as soon as I reconnect the internet the hub is changed to to the higher channel and goes from manual channel assignment to automatic but I can no longer edit this unless I reset the hub.

Any ideas please?

Dave

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

JimM1 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 16:15:10 GMT

@Joe+6712 If you switch the hub off for a couple hours, does it climb down from that high channel on the auto mechanism!

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

Chrisee — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 17:44:56 GMT

@Joe+6712 I dont think it is possible to stop the SR213cfrom using the higher 5GHz channels thst the unit implies there maybe other kit using ch36 to 52 - do you have. Sky Q boxes by any chance as that would explain the issue.

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

Joe+6712 — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:32:13 GMT

Jim, no it stays on the higher channel.

Chrisee,

I have Sky Q but I have turned off 5.8 on that

When I do a spectrum scan I see weak signls on the lower channels.

If I do afactory reset on the hub I can set the channel manually but when the hub is connected to the internet Sky seems to configure the WIFIMAX to use the higher channel.

My old black hub didn't have this problem and I may just keep it! Not sure of the 'benefits' of WIFIMAX When half my kit can't connect.

Thanks guys.

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

Chrisee — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 06:39:51 GMT

@Joe+6712 on your main Sky Q box go into the enginerrs menu by navigating to Settings but entering 0,0,1 on the Q remote before select. In the menu fing 5GHz Channel width and choose one of the 40MHz choices say ch 36 to ch44 and save the chang that should free up ch44 to ch52 for the white hub to use but it msy take a reboot to encourage it to switch..

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

JimM1 — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 07:09:00 GMT

@Joe+6712 Your not using any extra pods or wi-fi extenders and as you say you are seeing weaker signals on the analyser what kind off strength are they at, phone's don't have the strongest recievers so do have a tendency to underestimate a little where the likes off a laptop show a little better, not much in them though difference wise.?

May be that the wi-fi max smart is just so dumb! Do you have a lot off device's on the 5Ghz band, was wondering if the CMSA/CA is throwing up way higher. Since you have the SR203 and also using Q may be a wise and better choice to stick with it!

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

Joe+6712 — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 09:57:10 GMT

I actually turned off 5ghz on the q box. I will try enabling as you say it but im not hopeful.

No other 5ghz devices close by here. (I'm a radio ham and have spectrum analysers available to check.).

The SR203 works with everthing i need except one item - the skyQ box!

When I go into network settings I can see my router, add the password but it keeps saying incorrect.

If I use a phone hotspot set up with the same SSID and password that works just fine.

I also have anothe AP that I connected to the router and then got the Q box to connect to that - that works as well!

I'm going round in circles and ending up in the proverbialblack hole!

I'll give sky another 30 mins of my phone time to see if they can help!

Thanks for your help.

Re: Forcing a lower channel on 5GHz wifi using WIFIMAX hub

JimM1 — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:14:22 GMT

@Joe+6712 The SR203 and the SKY Q should go together like (hand and glove), so very confused by your previous post explanation! If sky Q issue then would be looking to wps connect it to the SR hub so it sort's itself out to the hub! only oops on Q is it needs to reach the SR wireless signal to be effective for the streaming side! So your AP may be buffering inbetween them both to aid the signal, that's ok just one node speed hit as long as it works...