How many Wi-Fi clients can I connect to my router?
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) Voyager Pro (KN-3510) Sprinter (KN-3710) Sprinter (KN-3711) Sprinter SE (KN-3712) Hopper (KN-3810) Hopper (KN-3811) Hopper SE (KN-3812) Hero 4G+ (KN-2311) Hopper DSL (KN-3610) Buddy 6 (KN-3411) Challenger SE (KN-3911) | 256 in total on both ranges | |
Titan (KN-1811) | 116 | 256 |
Titan (KN-1810) | 116 | 116 |
Hero DSL (KN-2410) Orbiter Pro (KN-2810) Hero 4G (KN-2310) Skipper (KN-1910) | 114 in total on both ranges | |
Speedster (KN-3010) Speedster (KN-3012) Carrier (KN-1711) Carrier (KN-1713) Carrier DSL (KN-2111) Skipper DSL (KN-2112) Skipper 4G (KN-2910) Skipper (KN-1912) Explorer (KN-1613) Buddy 5 (KN-3311) | 75 | 124 |
Runner 4G (KN-2210) Runner 4G (KN-2211) Starter (KN-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.
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.