[johnnynl]

Hi,

can anyone help me find these manufacture or custom values for my TPLINK WDR3600:

antenna gain
max TX power
antenna chains (TX/RX)

I am having max 25mbit on 5GHZ speed..

I will add some screenshots of my settings later.

Thanks for the help,
Joao

[xbox180]

Here ya go, 19dbm is max you can get on (ath1) 5Ghz radio and 21dbm on 2.4ghz radio.

With my settings both ath0 and ath1 run at 300M and devices get 65M connections up and down.

Here's the output from 'iw list' command

ath0
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (19.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (21.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (21.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (21.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (21.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (21.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (21.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (21.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (21.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (21.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (18.0 dBm)



ath1
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (15.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (15.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (15.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (15.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (15.0 dBm)
* 5280 MHz [56] (15.0 dBm)
* 5300 MHz [60] (15.0 dBm)
* 5320 MHz [64] (15.0 dBm)
* 5500 MHz [100] (15.0 dBm)
* 5520 MHz [104] (19.0 dBm)
* 5540 MHz [108] (19.0 dBm)
* 5560 MHz [112] (19.0 dBm)
* 5580 MHz [116] (19.0 dBm)
* 5660 MHz [132] (15.0 dBm)
* 5680 MHz [136] (15.0 dBm)
* 5700 MHz [140] (15.0 dBm)
* 5745 MHz [149] (19.0 dBm)
* 5765 MHz [153] (19.0 dBm)
* 5785 MHz [157] (19.0 dBm)
* 5805 MHz [161] (19.0 dBm)
* 5825 MHz [165] (19.0 dBm)

[johnnynl]

Thank you VERY much! This resolved my issue.

Here is my iw list;

ath0
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm)

ath1
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (15.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (19.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (15.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (15.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (15.0 dBm)
* 5280 MHz [56] (15.0 dBm)
* 5300 MHz [60] (15.0 dBm)
* 5320 MHz [64] (15.0 dBm)
* 5500 MHz [100] (15.0 dBm)
* 5520 MHz [104] (19.0 dBm)
* 5540 MHz [108] (19.0 dBm)
* 5560 MHz [112] (19.0 dBm)
* 5580 MHz [116] (19.0 dBm)
* 5600 MHz [120] (15.0 dBm)
* 5620 MHz [124] (15.0 dBm)
* 5640 MHz [128] (15.0 dBm)
* 5660 MHz [132] (15.0 dBm)
* 5680 MHz [136] (15.0 dBm)
* 5700 MHz [140] (15.0 dBm)

Looks ok i guess

Wifi signals (mine is on channel 1, highest rate)


5GHz


2.4GHz


[edit; added some screenshots]

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My settings and some pics.

ath0 frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (19.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (18.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm)


ath1 frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (15.0 dBm)
* 5200 MHz [40] (15.0 dBm)
* 5220 MHz [44] (15.0 dBm)
* 5240 MHz [48] (15.0 dBm)
* 5260 MHz [52] (15.0 dBm)
* 5280 MHz [56] (15.0 dBm)
* 5300 MHz [60] (15.0 dBm)
* 5320 MHz [64] (15.0 dBm)
* 5500 MHz [100] (15.0 dBm)
* 5520 MHz [104] (19.0 dBm)
* 5540 MHz [108] (19.0 dBm)
* 5560 MHz [112] (19.0 dBm)
* 5580 MHz [116] (19.0 dBm)
* 5600 MHz [120] (15.0 dBm)
* 5620 MHz [124] (15.0 dBm)
* 5640 MHz [128] (15.0 dBm)
* 5660 MHz [132] (15.0 dBm)
* 5680 MHz [136] (15.0 dBm)
* 5700 MHz [140] (15.0 dBm)

WiFi Settings:

2.4GHz signal - 123@channel 6:

2.4GHz speed:

5GHz signal - ABC@channel 108:

5GHz speed:


Shots taken with Nexus 7 (2013) at ~2.5 meters distance from router, in direct sight.

[johnnynl]

Thank you both for the awesome screenshots.

I will try the new settings later!

[onix]

Don't all of you need to specify the regulatory domain that output these 'iw list' valuess?

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[drdedus]

can we by pass the regulatory domain?
i want to scan many times and its very difficult to change country and restart/lose internet all the time

[mittelhessen]

I sadly don't think so. Have a look at here:

http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=268365

[scrmtrey]

How can you get -30 on 5ghz band ?

I am 2m away from router in direct sight and is getting -47, -55. (macbook pro 15 2011, at 300 mbps).

[mittelhessen]

-30 dBm and better is possible when my handy is directle near the router. At a distance of ~2 meters with line of sight, more than -40 dBm are possible. I think, it depends on the used receiving client and also on the alignment of the routers and clients antenna.

[scrmtrey]

Direct on router is useless measure in my opinion. Wifi is to go around the house and still got good connection.

[mittelhessen]

You asked, how he get a signal strength better than -30 dBm, and i answered!

It doesn't matter if it's useful or not. Directly on the router, signal strenght will be better compareable with a view at the routers tx-power. Indoor measuring with increasing distance will be much more unreliable because no one knows the individual antenna alignments, the distance, the multipath propagations, the attenuations of walls and so on. So measuring directly on the router has no practical value, but it is reasonably compareable to other users because it is the maximum signal strength you can get.

[scrmtrey]

I see your point.

Well where you have the router, i mean position ? High, low height, in the middle of house or apartment, antenna positions ?


Thanks.

[mittelhessen]

It wasn't ME who posted the screenshot and i think you question has nothing to do with the thread openers question or the topic of the thread. I'll answer shortly anyway. My router is positioned on the 2nd floor in an outer room. The reason for this is, that it is central to the cabling and i'm using a wireless repeater bridge at the other side of the house at the moment. One antenna of each router is aligned exactle vertical because both routers operate nearly at the same height. The other antenna is aligned exact horizontal with best direction (long side) to the other router. So i get a good link between the two routers and also good coverage at the lower floor.

If you have any other questions concerning router positioning or antenna alignment, feel free to use the search function or create a new topic at "General Questions".