MT6000 4.8.4 Wifi Channel Bug

Routers
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I have just updated to the main line 4.8.4 firmware on my MT6000 I still have an issue where if I select any channel on my 5G wifi connection, my phone wont connect to the wifi.

On auto it works fine.

Just noticed now that when I set the channel to 140, it wont connect, but if I leave it for a few mins, it then will connect. Then went I switch off the wifi on my phone and then switch it back on again, it then connects. But if I switch my wifi on my phone off for a few minutes, then switch it on again, it will then struggle to connect to my wifi but then eventually does connect.

Has anyone else noticed this with the 5G wifi?

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Are you using 160mhz channels?

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Channel 140 is a DFS channel.

DFS channels (like 140) are shared with radar systems (weather radar, air traffic control, etc.).

For most of the world, by law, Wi-Fi routers must scan a channel for radar signals before transmitting on it.

CAC (Channel Availability Check), can take 60 seconds or more before the router is allowed to start broadcasting on that channel.

Summary: Repeat tests with a non-DFS channel and see.

4

same here. Low signal on 5 ghz after update to 4.8.4, range also decreased significant cant get over 7 meters clearline on 5 ghz, downgrade to 4.8.3 and problem clear

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I have upgraded mine to 4.8.4 but I done it via uboot so it’s a clean install. No issues here. Maybe give that a go.

6

After Update my MT-6000 signal got much weaker and some of my devices lost connection and can’t reconnect. WHy update provided some signal limitations?

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Im not using this version of FW, but i really recommend you to go to LUCI and set in there wifi country to be US. In my case GL used DE, and in europe where i live much stricter requirements for power. So just change to wild west ..i mean US and power will increase.