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Section 2 How WiPry Works

2.24 Optimize Channel

Not every channel yields the same wireless speeds. Manually testing speeds on various

channels gives significantly different results. In this example, speeds vary from 23-31

megs down after optimization and 4.74 megs down before the change. Here’s how to

duplicate the setup shown below:

Step #1 Heat map is enabled as part of the default view. Tap the plus sign in the top left

corner to expand the channel guide shown below. This is helpful to quickly identify the

channel of each AWG/Router.

Step #2 Ookla is a separate app (very bottom of screen). It tracks each speed test and

displays the actual wireless bandwidth.

Before optimizing channel

Best practices include using channels 1, 6 and 11 only for deployment of Wi-Fi

over 2.4 GHz since these channels represent non-overlapping frequencies.

Channels on 5 GHz do not overlap. The example above is for illustration

purposes only, that manually selecting channels does impact wireless speed.