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Reply to "LCS WiFi unit can't connect to legacy base- Why?"

 I experienced a problem where a gaming WiFi router with channel bonding jammed Legacy base to CAB2 communications (on the 2.4Ghz band) and degraded the LCS WiFi.  We used WiFi sniffers to  diagnose the problem and found the high-power router dominated most of the middle of the WiFi channel spectrum.   The jamming was worst during a show when hundreds of cell phones were trying to connect to the router.  Removing the router solved that problem.  

The Legacy base has nine channels.  CH1 is below most commonly used 2.4GHz signals and CH9 is above most signals.  I use CH9 on the base and set the LCS WiFi to CH1.  When you have several WiFi routers co-located (as at a layout control panel), expect interference and set the channels of the devices accordingly.   I haven't run my train cam (2.4Ghz) for a while.  That transmitter, which is near the WiFi CH1 frequency,  may force a change of the LCS WiFi channel.

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