ADVANCED SETTINGS
• Select the Keep my channel selection during power cycleKeep my channel selection during power cycle
check box to save your channel selection when your
Fios Router is rebooted.
• Enable DFS channels during channel scanEnable DFS channels during channel scan: DFS channels
are enabled by default during channel scans.
Note: DFS channels are a subset of the 5 GHz network that
is shared with radar systems. Some consumer devices do
not support these channels and cannot connect to routers
using them. Examples include some media streaming devices.
Disabling this feature will allow the router to select the best
available channel to broadcast on and allow these devices to
connect.
• Press Apply ChangesApply Changes to save the changes.
3. Click Perform ScanPerform Scan to perform channel availability scan for
the Fios Router accommodating the best radio channel and
providing the best Wi-Fi performance.
4. On the Channel SettingsChannel Settings page for either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz,
the following information displays and can be configured:
• Channel ScoreChannel Score - displays a network congestion score
of one to ten in each Wi-Fi channel. It can be used to
determine which channels to use or to avoid. Higher
score indicates less congestion in a channel.
• Channel AnalysisChannel Analysis - scans and displays channel
bandwidth and signal strength of available APs.
• ChannelChannel - this is the radio channel used by the Wi-Fi
router and its clients to communicate with each other.