That's the one. Thanks Sam. I'll report back. ----------------- Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie NEW BOOK JUST OUT - The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/>
On 16 December 2014 at 10:09, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you go into the wireless settings you should see the SSID and password > options, along with the channel selection. > > 2.4Ghz finds it much easier to get through walls, 5Ghz is much faster but > if you’re just browsing the internet (not opening large files from a > server) then you won’t notice the difference. > > Regards > > Sam > [image: MacAmbulance] [image: facebook] > <http://www.facebook.com/macambulance> [image: twitter] > <http://www.twitter.com/macambulance> [image: linkedin] > <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/macambulance/> MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing > Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development *Sam Mullen ACMT* > +44 (0)7747778022 > [email protected] > www.macambulance.co.uk > MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, registration > number 8466597 > This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may contain > privileged or confidential information. If you have received this email in > error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. > > On 16 Dec 2014, at 09:49, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: > > They're currently on 2.4GHz while the main BT Infinity modem is on 5GHz > and performs much better. Surely I'd be better of switching them to the > latter speed if I can? > > When I go into Devic Config in Cockpit the only options I can see are to > change the IP address, Netmask, Default gateway and Nameserver. Can see a > Channel setting anywhere. > > ----------------- > Rob Beattie > Freelance writer and book author > www.robbeattie.com > 07769 902820 > Twitter: @robbeattie > NEW BOOK JUST OUT - The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing > <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> > > On 16 December 2014 at 09:05, Sam - MacAmbulance <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> You can definitely change the channel yes, use the Devolo Cockpit to get >> to the config page of the wireless adapter in your web browser (hover the >> mouse over the adapter and the menu should pop out to the side with an icon >> to click), then you can change the wifi settings there. If you can change >> to 2.4Ghz I’d suggest it as the range will be a lot better. >> >> Regards >> >> Sam >> [image: MacAmbulance] [image: facebook] >> <http://www.facebook.com/macambulance> [image: twitter] >> <http://www.twitter.com/macambulance> [image: linkedin] >> <http://uk.linkedin.com/in/macambulance/> MacAmbulance Ltd. Providing >> Affordable Mac/PC Support and Web Development *Sam Mullen ACMT* >> +44 (0)7747778022 >> [email protected] >> www.macambulance.co.uk >> MacAmbulance Ltd. is a registered company in England & Wales, >> registration number 8466597 >> This email is intended solely for the addressed recipients and may >> contain privileged or confidential information. If you have received this >> email in error please notify the sender and delete the email immediately. >> >> On 16 Dec 2014, at 09:03, Rob Beattie <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Sam, I don't suppose you know if it's possible to change the channel the >> Devolo units use? Mine are both on 11 and I wonder if switching would help. >> >> Second, is it possible to change the band they work on from 2.4GHz to >> 5GHz? >> >> thanks >> >> Rob >> >> ----------------- >> Rob Beattie >> Freelance writer and book author >> www.robbeattie.com >> 07769 902820 >> Twitter: @robbeattie >> NEW BOOK JUST OUT - The Bluffer's Guide to Fishing >> <http://bluffers.com/product/bluffers-guide-fishing/> >> >> On 15 December 2014 at 20:51, mac98aop <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Late to the party on this, but I too took Sam's advice and this option >>> worked well for me. >>> >>> Have now moved to a tall, thin, old solid walled house - and at the >>> furthest point the signal is fine for email/internet, but no movie >>> streaming. But it basically works like a charm, and literally is plug and >>> play. >>> >>> AP >>> >>> On Sunday, November 16, 2014 3:51:07 PM UTC, Michael Simpson wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm often in my garage and get low Wi-Fi and phone connections. Was >>>> thinking about the BT TP LINK 150Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender as I >>>> have BT Infinity and should be comparable with the home hub 3. Little >>>> point in asking BT any questions about it as they just read from a sheet of >>>> useless info. >>>> Any experience of it or of better devices. Do I use it in the garage or >>>> plug it in a house socket. I read at some time these devices only work on >>>> the same ring main. 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