Best settings for Archer C5 (v1.2) and C7 (v2) - 2.4/5GHz

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Panja
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 17:43    Post subject: Best settings for Archer C5 (v1.2) and C7 (v2) - 2.4/5GHz Reply with quote
I have an Archer C5 running DD-WRT v3.0-r30082 std (07/01/16).

What are the best wifi settings for 2.4 and 5GHz networks?
I mean the advanced settings.

I really want to expand the 5GHz band in particular.

Many thanks in advance!
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ian5142
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 20:40    Post subject: Advanced Settings Reply with quote
Follow this: https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Atheros/ath_wireless_settings

Except Transmit power, put something ridiculous like 50dBm, it will then automatically limit it to what ever the physical max that the radio can output, which for the C7 v2 is 30dBm.
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Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS

Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
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Panja
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 20:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks. I'll have a look at the link.

What is the max transmit power for the C5 (v1.20)?
I thought it was 23db?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 25, 2016 22:13    Post subject: Identical Hardware Reply with quote
I thought the C5 v1.20 and c7 v2 were identical hardware, so same max transmit. I know that the max on the 5GHz side is 23dBm, because that is the max the radio can produce, the 2.4GHz goes up to a max of 30dBm though.
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Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS

Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
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Panja
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:28    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok, thanks for the info!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 12:59    Post subject: Max power Reply with quote
Sorry, I got the 2 reversed, 5GHz has max power of 30dBm, while 2.4GHz is maxed out at 23dBm.
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QCA Best WiFi Settings

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Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS

Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
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Panja
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 14:01    Post subject: Reply with quote
No worries. Thanks for the update!
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Panja
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 14:58    Post subject: Reply with quote
One other question though.
I'm using the Archers indoors and the "Sensitivity Range (ACK Timing)" is still set at its default setting: 2000

To be honest I don't know to what I need to change this?
Any help is appreciated.
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Panja
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 9:19    Post subject: Reply with quote
Could some one clear this up please? Cool
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ian5142
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 13:19    Post subject: Read Reply with quote
Read the Atheros wireless settings page I linked to above. It talks about every single possible Atheros wireless setting.
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QCA Best WiFi Settings

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Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS

Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
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Panja
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 30, 2016 13:32    Post subject: Reply with quote
Ok, I've set it to 900 after reading the page.
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 14:10    Post subject: Reply with quote
which is the last firmware to install on my archer c5 v1.2 i would like to test dd-wrt firm as stock firm is not working correctly i have installed

ArcherC5v1_en_3_14_3_up_boot(150428).bin
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 15:47    Post subject: Upgrade Reply with quote
I am currently running 33215 on my archer C7 v2, 33257 is a buggy build, avoid it.

See my signature for the link. Also, read the build threads here on the forum and take a peek at the SVN timeline.
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Before asking a question on the forums, update dd-wrt: Where do I download firmware? I suggest reading it all.
QCA Best WiFi Settings

Some dd-wrt wiki pages are up to date, others are not. PM me if you find an old one.

Atheros:
Netgear R7800 x3 - WDS AP / station, gateway, QoS
TP-Link Archer C7 v2 x2 - WDS Station
TP-Link TL-WDR3600 v1 - WDS Station
TP-Link 841nd v8 - NU
D-Link 615 C1/E3/I1 x 7 - 1 WDS station
D-Link 825 B1 - NU
D-Link 862L A1 x2 - WDS Station
Netgear WNDR3700v2 - NU
UBNT loco M2 x2 - airOS

Broadcom
Linksys EA6400 - Gateway, QoS
Asus N66U - AP
Netgear WNDR3700v3 - not used
MediaTek
UBNT EdgeRouter X - switch
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 18:19    Post subject: Reply with quote
Country setting play major role for max TX power...
If you are ready to experiment for me Canada and Haiti produce the best results, also use channel 1,6 or 11 for best results on 40 HT or any for 20 HT
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Atheros
TP-Link WR740Nv1 ---DD-WRT 55630 WAP
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -DD-WRT 55723 Gateway/DoT,Forced DNS,Ad-Block,Firewall,x4VLAN,VPN
TP-Link WR1043NDv2 -Gargoyle OS 1.15.x AP,DNS,QoS,Quotas
Qualcomm-Atheros
Netgear XR500 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoH,Forced DNS,AP Isolation,4VLAN,Ad-Block,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R7800 --DD-WRT 55819 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,Forced DNS,AP&Net Isolation,x3VLAN,Firewall,Vanilla
Netgear R9000 --DD-WRT 55779 Gateway/DoT,AD-Block,AP Isolation,Firewall,Forced DNS,x2VLAN,Vanilla
Broadcom
Netgear R7000 --DD-WRT 55460 Gateway/SmartDNS/DoH,AD-Block,Firewall,Forced DNS,x3VLAN,VPN
NOT USING 5Ghz ANYWHERE
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Stubby DNS over TLS I DNSCrypt v2 by mac913
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antrabe
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 18:45    Post subject: Reply with quote
this is the firm that i found and install on my archer c5

Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r33215 (08/25/17)

could i install the firmware of c7 its not clear for me after read your posts.

yes i could install no diferences found

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