The maximum number of Wi-Fi clients depends on the Keenetic router model, on the Wi-Fi chip used and is determined by our 'build' of drivers for the chips used for the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands.
For current models, the maximum number of Wi-Fi clients is as follows:
| Model | 2,4 GHz range |
5 GHz range |
|
Hero (KN-1011) |
256 in total on both ranges | |
| Titan (KN-1811) | 116 | 256 |
|
Titan (KN-1810) |
116 | 116 |
|
Hero DSL (KN-2410) |
114 in total on both ranges | |
|
Speedster (KN-3010) |
75 | 124 |
| Runner 4G (KN-2210/2211) Starter (KN-1110/1111/1112) Buddy 4 (KN-3211) |
75 | — |
Due to migration to a new Linux kernel and new Wi-Fi drivers from MediaTek, there may be non-critical changes in the numbers given.
NOTE: Important! The numbers indicated in the table are 'theoretical-lab-limit', i.e., the physical maximum that the chip is, in principle, capable of connecting to itself in the MAC table. But we don't test routers' performance with such a limiting number of clients; therefore, we cannot guarantee their correct performance in such conditions. We test routers with 40 simultaneously working clients on a single band in our lab.
Keep in mind that so far, half-duplex transmission is used for most clients on Wi-Fi, and the entire environment's maximum speed is essentially shared between clients. In the 2.4 GHz band, which is noisy with other devices, even a small number of active clients per point can already cause serious problems. Whenever possible, use the 5 GHz band and compensate for the lack of coverage and capacity by connecting dual-band extenders operating on different channels to your Keenetic router via cable and creating a Mesh Wi-Fi System.
To serve as many customers as possible on all Keenetic models that have the Airtime Fairness option in their wireless network settings, we recommend keeping it enabled (by default — it is ON in the outbound direction). This allows air time to be split evenly between clients regardless of interference.