Pay attention to the back hole of "Wi-Fi EasyMesh", wire the Wi-Fi 6 router in Buffalo

By : ilikephone / On : 24/01/2023

Refreshing at home Wi-Fi "I don't know"!

[Masterpiece] 96th

 The masterpiece of the series explains how to improve the radio wave condition of home Wi-Fi.From the 91st, we have been building a comfortable Wi-Fi environment in an apartment with a single house or multiple rooms using Wi-Fi EasyMesh.

前回に続き「Wi-Fi EasyMesh」を使って、自宅Wi-Fiのエリアを広く快適にしている。今回はバックホール回線の電波をチェックする

A little wasteful?Back -hole communication that is used by narrower in bands connecting both sides

 Until the last time, the connection settings of Wi-Fi EasySh using Buffalo 6 routers "WSR-5400AX6S" and "WSR-3200AX4S" have been completed.

 If you use a wired LAN cable, you can easily copy the controller settings to the agent and connect it, and you can easily expand it in the same procedure.After the Wi-Fi EasyMesh setting is completed, the Wi-Fi in a large area can be used with the same feeling as usual.

バッファローのWi-Fi 6ルーター「WSR-5400AX6S(写真左奥)」と「WSR-3200AX4S(写真右前)」で、Wi-Fi EasyMeshの接続設定を完了

 By the way, in the 91st edition, we explained the combination of "WSR-5400AX6S", which is a slightly higher model of 160MHz width, and "WSR-3200AX4S" up to 80MHz width.But I want to see what this really means.

「Wi-Fi EasyMesh」のバックホールに注目、バッファローのWi-Fi 6ルーターなら有線化も

 If you check it with a MacOS tool called "WiFi Explorer Lite" that allows you to visualize Wi-Fi radio waves used in this article, you can determine the channel width you are using.I want you to pay attention to the 5GHz band.

 If you look at the connection SSID, you can see that there are two bandwidths, 160MHz width of WSR-5400AX6S and 80MHz width of WSR-3200AX4S.

Wi-Fi EasyMeshで使用中のSSIDを検索して表示した状態。5GHz帯に注目して欲しい

 Furthermore, if you display an SSID called a "backhole" that communicates between the controller and the agent, it can be determined that it is connected in an 80MHz width.This can be set from [Wireless Settings] - [EasyMesh] - [Backhaul SSID] in the detailed settings.

詳細設定でバックホールのSSIDを設定可能

It is best to match models with the same communication speed for the 5GHz band

 Normally, the communication in the backhole is a little wasteful because the narrower of the bands connecting both sides is used.If the 5GHz band is 160MHz width, high -speed communication is assigned by the backhole.It may be the best choice to match with a model with the same performance.

バックホールのみを表示させてみた。80MHz幅で接続されていることが分かる

 If you want to solve these backholes fundamentally, use this if a wired LAN cable is laid in each room.In Buffalo's Wi-Fi EasyMesh, if the controller and the LAN terminal of the agent are connected with a wired cable, it will be used as a backhole line.

[*1] …… Note that all other mesh Wi-Fi are not the reason that the wired LAN can be used as a backhole.For example, TP-Link's "ONEMESH" is only wirelessly connected.Even with Wi-Fi EasyMesh, you need to confirm products from manufacturers other than Buffalo.

コントローラとエージェント間を有線LAN接続すると快適

 If you use a wired LAN in a backhole, the controller and the agent's Wi-Fi area may not overlap.Even if the radio waves are not reached, the reconnection after moving is performed smoothly as long as the wired LAN cable is connected.

LAN端子同士を有線LANケーブルで接続すると、「エージェント」として「有線」で接続していることが確認できる

 If you have a large number of rooms, it is very comfortable to lay a wired LAN cable in each room (and each floor) and install an agent.

[*2]… It is best to wire the wall between each room using a CD tube or PF tube (also called flexible).If you have a wide floor plan or a three -story building, you should definitely consider it during new construction or when remodeling the wall.If you do this, you can replace and add cables simply by passing through the piping.

 In the future, Wi-Fi will continue to use higher frequencies, and high-speed communication at short distances will be performed.At that time, it would be even more convenient if there was an environment combined with a wired LAN.

概要の解説を同じ図だが、有線LANケーブルのバックホール接続のイメージ

This lesson (point)

In the mesh Wi-Fi, using the same product with the same speed of the 5GHz band is more comfortable if the best backhole is wired LAN.

村上 俊一

Born in 1965.Graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Letters.After working as a photographer, American wandering life, and computer magazine editor, he has been an IT -free writer since 1995.He has written a lot in digital books, magazines, and web media, such as photo editing, music production, DTP, Internet & network utilization, wireless LAN, smartphone, and digital gadgets.I like music production, travel, architectural appreciation, wireless, motorcycle, open cars.