wifi upgrade

elibarsh · Feb 25, 2017

HI,
which is the best wifi card upgeade for the solo?
MikroTik R11e-2Hnd (800w, 2.4ghz)
or
MikroTik R11e-5Hnd (500w, 5.8ghz)

links to both cards:
RouterBoard.com : R11e-5HnD
RouterBoard.com : R11e-2HnD

thanks!

RickP · Feb 25, 2017

Solo uses the 2.4GHz flavor.

elibarsh · Feb 25, 2017

RickP said:
Solo uses the 2.4GHz flavor.

ok, but I want to change the stock card

speatuk · Feb 25, 2017

elibarsh said:
ok, but I want to change the stock card

2nd one is 2.4 ghz

That's the one you want

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dmyhill · Feb 26, 2017

I think maybe his question is whether he can convert the frequency.

Seems like a bad idea.

elibarsh · Feb 27, 2017

dmyhill said:
I think maybe his question is whether he can convert the frequency.

Seems like a bad idea.

Right,
also please read post: Solo - Operating Frequency Bands

RickP · Feb 27, 2017

The 5.8Ghz card has a large heatsink that may not fit in place of the OEM 2.4GHz card. That's beside the concern that you will likely have reduced range (similar to using the 5.8Ghz band on your home wi-fi - as long as you are relatively close you will get good bandwidth but it doesn't take much distance increase for the bandwidth and signal strength to drop). 2.4GHz will give greater range all things being equal except that in general there is more traffic on that frequency from home cordless phones, wifi and even microwave ovens.