Will one old device make slower whole network ?
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Hi there,
I our house we use 9 Deco M5 overall.
All our devices support Wi-fi 5 (AC), but there is only 1 old device, that works on Wi-Fi 4 (N).
If this old device connects to our network, does it mean, that whole network will be slowed down in order to keep up with Wi-Fi 4 device ?
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No,
The router supports b/g/n for 2.4 GHz, and ac/n/a for 5 GHz.
If your laptop connects and it supports AC it will connect using AC. If you have another wireless device that only supports N it will connect using N, while the laptop is unaffected still connected using AC. So every wireless device does not care what other devices are using.
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No, it wil not affect your other devices. What will happen is that the older device will talk to the Decos at the speed the old device supports.
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@Tony
Hi,
So it is safe to say, that
Wi-FI 4 will get their speed
WI-fi 5 will get their speed ?
I thought, Wi-Fi get work only in 1 mode at the same time.
In other words, if router supports both N/AC modes
and wi-fi 4 device connects to this router, router will operate in N mode, everyone will be using N mode.
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No,
The router supports b/g/n for 2.4 GHz, and ac/n/a for 5 GHz.
If your laptop connects and it supports AC it will connect using AC. If you have another wireless device that only supports N it will connect using N, while the laptop is unaffected still connected using AC. So every wireless device does not care what other devices are using.
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@Tony
Awesome,
Thanks for clear explanation.
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