Channel 13 on 2.4 GHz is an odd channel, supported outside the USA but not supported by all equipment: channels 1 to 11 are supported globally and by all 2.4 GHz equipment. The old rule of thumb is to select channel 1, 6 or 11 depending on what a site survey tells you, nevertheless site survey is a snapshot in time (channel 1 can be the best now and be fully occupied the next minute).
In practice if you work on closer distances and not try to push the distance limits, 2.4 GHz is quite trouble free, with or without neighbor disturbance.
For 5 GHz the channels 36 to 48 do in theory have the best radio specs and are not bound to Dynamic Frequency Selection, many (older) equipment does only support the channels 36 to 48.
Radar can be found on the channels 120, 124 and 128 (many equipment does not support these channels, like my RT-AC68U in the Netherlands does not list those channels).
The channels above 140 are rather newly allowed and not found on older equipment (my RT-AC68U goes up to channel 140).
Because of the shorter range of 5 GHz also neighbor disturbance is usually less then on 2.4 GHz.
I usually manual select a 2.4 GHz channel out of 1, 6 and 11 and leave 5 GHz to automatic.
Interesting can be your configuration (besides AiMesh): the best in case of troubles is to start with factory defaults and manually configure only the very bare minimal to get Internet access and get your AiMesh going:
In practice if you work on closer distances and not try to push the distance limits, 2.4 GHz is quite trouble free, with or without neighbor disturbance.
For 5 GHz the channels 36 to 48 do in theory have the best radio specs and are not bound to Dynamic Frequency Selection, many (older) equipment does only support the channels 36 to 48.
Radar can be found on the channels 120, 124 and 128 (many equipment does not support these channels, like my RT-AC68U in the Netherlands does not list those channels).
The channels above 140 are rather newly allowed and not found on older equipment (my RT-AC68U goes up to channel 140).
Because of the shorter range of 5 GHz also neighbor disturbance is usually less then on 2.4 GHz.
I usually manual select a 2.4 GHz channel out of 1, 6 and 11 and leave 5 GHz to automatic.
Interesting can be your configuration (besides AiMesh): the best in case of troubles is to start with factory defaults and manually configure only the very bare minimal to get Internet access and get your AiMesh going:
- Router Login Name.
- Router Login Password.
- WAN Connection Type, and what is required to connect to the Internet.
- Wireless SSID's and WPA Pre-Shared Key's.
- Leave everything else default.
