Internet Box: 5GHz channel does not remain at the set value

    • Hello dear community.

    The Internet box does not retain the setting for the 5GHz channel. I manually set the channel to channel 108. However, this always switches back to channel 60 at irregular intervals.

    The channel from the 2.4GHz band remains permanently on the channel 8 I set.

    This is quite tedious because I connected my second TV-Box via WiFi and it only works with the higher channels.

    Does anyone have any idea what this could be?

    Thank you in advance.

    Simon

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    For WLAN channels 52 to 140, the use of DFS in WLAN access points (e.g. Swisscom Internetbox) is required by law in Switzerland. See also:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels

    When using DFS, the WLAN access point listens for radio signals from weather radars on the current WLAN channel. If a radio signal is received from a weather radar (e.g. on WLAN channel 108), the WLAN access point switches to a weather radar-free WLAN channel (e.g. WLAN channel 60) for security reasons.

    Operating a WLAN access point without DFS on the 5 GHz WLAN channels is illegal and endangers the safety of numerous aircraft passengers. Operating a WLAN access point without DFS on the 5 GHz WLAN channels can result in a fine of up to 6 figures!

    That’s why it’s “vitally important” that the country selection (=> CH - Switzerland) is correct when using a WLAN access point! See also:

    [http://boundless.aerohive.com/technology/why-we-lost-the-weather-radar-channels.html](http://boundless.aerohive.com/technology/why-we-lost-the- weather-radar-channels.html)

    https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Frequency_Selection

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    OK. Thanks for the detailed answers.
    And in short, that even laypeople like me understand it: That’s how it is because that’s how it is. Correctly? The layperson can have the feeling that something is going crazy if a setting you make is always different.

    I think you can consider this topic closed.

    Thanks

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