I spent quite some time last night trying to figure out if my A+ is operating in Wireless AC or not. After logging into the router, going to the open wrt option under "advanced", they only thing I could ascertain was that my A+ was operating in either b or g with about 296 mps. I found previous discussions on this subject regarding what mode to choose. I tried every mode available in the drop-down, never achieving more than the previously stated speed.
I have this as a reference:
Here is an Example and what each field means:
11ACVHT40PLUS
11 means 802.11 standard
AC means Wireless AC
VHT means VHT - Very High-Throughput
80 means 80Mhz Channel Width
The following table is a channel width breakdown for Wireless AC, you can find similar things for N:
Spatial Streams 20MHz 40MHz 80MHz
1 86 Mbps 200 Mbps 433 Mbps
2 173 Mbps 400 Mbps 866 Mbps
3 288.9 Mbps 600 Mbps 1.3 Gbps
I am using the 11ACVHT40PLUS however, I am not sure what the "Spatial Streams" are
Can someone please explain what I am doing wrong. I see even today that Securifi is advertising the A+ on Amazon.com as a wireless AC router. Is this false advertising, or am I experiencing operator error? Please advise. Thanks in advance