Hello, so my isp provides two different WiFi 6E routers. I’m trying to choose between one of them since they’re free. One of them is wall mounted, the other one is a typical desktop router. But in the spec sheets for the router they each state if they use passive or active antennas for the 3 different bands(2.4ghz, 5ghz, 6ghz, not sure if they’re called bands or channels it’s kind of confusing for me). For the wall mounted router, it states it uses a passive antenna for the 6ghz band, but on the desktop router it states it uses a passive antenna for the 2.4ghz band. What exactly does this mean? Which one is better? What’s the norm? Thank you for the help guys.

Also, they both state something about including and excluding frequency channels in the 5ghz and 6ghz band(I included that in the picture, if you guys want to take a look at it). Is that normal as well or just a con with their routers? Just curious. Thank you

  • Dodecahedron December@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    passive antennas aren’t powered, and transmit. active antennas are powered and don’t transmit. no idea why routers would include as an either / or. they should probably all xmit