Wi-Fi 6 Routers & 802.11ax

Joe ParlaGrand Computers ClubNew Technologies SIGSeptember 19, 2019

Topics

Overview

Wi-Fi 6 & specifications

802.11ax - Do I need it?

What does it mean for me?

Questions

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Overview

Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax if you want to be technical about it, is the newest version of the 802.11 standard for wireless network transmissions that people commonly call Wi-Fi. It's a backwards-compatible upgrade over the previous version of the Wi-Fi standard, which is called 802.11ac.

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Wi-Fi 6 Specifications

New Name Wi-Fi 1 Wi-Fi 2 Wi-Fi 3 Wi-Fi 4 Wi-Fi 5 Wi-Fi 6

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802.11ax Do I need it?

What does 802.11ax offer in improvements?• Improved high traffic Wi-Fi access• 1024 QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation)

• Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)

• Up to 3x Faster Than 802.11ac• Greater stability and wider-coverage• Target Wake Time (TWT) increases device sleep time and substantially improves battery life

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802.11ax Do I need it?

What does 802.11ax offer in improvements?• New Base Service Station (BSS) Color technology combats other Wi-fi conflict

• Enjoy 8K movies, large file downloads and uploads – all without buffering

• Expands the Wi-Fi band from 80 MHz to 160MHz

• Theoretical maximum Wi-Fi speed has increased from 3.5 Gbps to 9.6 Gbps

• Wi-Fi 6 has 4x more capacity for devices

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802.11ax Do I need it?

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802.11ax Do I need it?

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What does it mean for

me?

WPA3 – new security features• Brute force protection• Individualized encryption• Easier device connection (IoT)

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What does it mean for

me?

What you might see• Faster speed (up to 30%)• Further range• Higher efficiency• Longer battery life

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What does it mean for

me?

New 802.11ax Routers

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On Amazon

What does it mean for

me?

New 802.11ax Routers

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What does it mean for

me?

New 802.11ax Routers

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What does it mean for

me?

New 802.11ax Routers

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What does it mean for

me?

New 802.11ax Devices Going Under Certification• Samsung Note 10• Samsung Note 10+• iPhone 11• iPhone 11 Pro• Google Pixel 4• Built into Intel Ice Lake

& Comet Lake CPUs • HP Pavilion Laptop 15-

cs3503sa• Acer Swift 5 laptop

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Other Useful Sites

Videos

• Next-Gen Wi-Fi is here -

• What is 802.11ax Wi-Fi?

• Fundamentals of Wi-Fi 6

• Wi-Fi is About to Change Forever

• WPA3 Security for Wi-Fi is Finally Here

• Wi-Fi 6 and 5G explained

• 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz Wi-Fi

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Other Useful Sites

Websites

• Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6

• Up to 3x Faster Than 802.11ac

• Wi-Fi 6 has launched

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3:30-5:00pm

Computer Club Classroom

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Questions

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