A small office is experiencing slow wireless speeds and frequent disconnects. A technician determines the current access points operate exclusively on the congested 2.4GHz band. To improve network performance by increasing speed and reducing interference, which upgrade should the technician recommend?
Add more 2.4GHz access points and enable Bluetooth on them to boost signal strength and speed.
Switch entirely to a wired Ethernet network, as this is the only way to achieve a significant performance increase.
Upgrade to access points that support WiFi 5 (802.11ac) or WiFi 6 (802.11ax) to utilize the faster, less-congested 5GHz band.
Upgrade to 802.11n access points to stay on the 2.4GHz band, which offers better range through walls.
The correct recommendation is to upgrade to access points that support WiFi 5 (802.11ac) or WiFi 6 (802.11ax). These standards offer significantly higher data rates than older 2.4GHz-only standards. The 5GHz band, used by both WiFi 5 and WiFi 6, is typically less congested than the 2.4GHz band, which is crowded by many consumer devices like microwaves and cordless phones, leading to less interference. While 2.4GHz signals penetrate solid objects better, the primary goal here is to improve speed and reduce interference, making a move to the 5GHz band ideal. WiFi 6 offers the additional benefits of operating on both 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands for flexibility and supporting technologies like OFDMA for better efficiency in crowded environments.
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