How to: "ALFA R36 Router -> Settings for faster surfing"

Here are a few helpful tips to get even more out of your ALFA R36 router:

- Disable the "b" mode
- Enable 40MHz
- Use WPA2 and AES
- Avoid using the same or adjacent channels as the hotspot WiFi for the R36
- Do not place the external USB WiFi antenna in close proximity to the R36 (consider slightly reducing the transmission power of the R36 if necessary)


Here are some screenshots showing where you can adjust these settings:

That covers the WiFi of the R36. For the connection to the hotspot, switching from WPA-TKIP to WPA2-AES almost doubled my speed.

However, the R36 typically uses what is offered by the hotspot. If the hotspot offers both WPA and WPA2, you can change this, and it should still work.

If the connection to the hotspot stops working after this change, you likely selected an option that the hotspot does not support.