Wrt320N channel width question for g & n devices

Hello guys,
Just bought a new Wrt320N router and I have played around with various settings checking each channel for better signals & etc. i even adjusted the recommended variables under advanced wireless settings as suggested on this forum.
Current setup is this, currently I have several iphones, wireless macbook, and a ps3(all wireless g devices) and my main computer is a imac with n capabilities along with a soon to arrive linksys WET610N Wireless-N Bridge for the ps3. I have found that the settings under basic wirelss work best set to:
mixed
I named my SSID
channel width to 20Mhz
channel on 1
As soon as I select auto which supposedly is better with n devices I lose signal strenght and speed? Can I leave this setting on 20Mhz even though it recommends auto for setups with n devices?
Thanks,
Brandon

Channels are important to understand because they affect the overall capacity of your WLAN. A channel represents a narrow band of radio frequency. Since radio frequency modulates within a band of frequencies, there is a limited amount of bandwidth within any given range to carry data. Therefore it is important that the frequencies do not overlap or else the throughput would be significantly lowered as the network sorts and reassembles the data packets sent over the air.
Each channel is capable of carrying the maximum throughput for its standard.Try changing your wireless router's channel through your router's configuration page to see if your signal strength improves. You don't need to change your computer's configuration, because it'll automatically detect the new channel.
When you keep the Radio Band as Standard Channel 20MHz...Try changing the Standard Channel to 6,9 or 11 and check the through output.Also,If all your wireless devices are of N standard then,under the Advance Wireless Settings,Change the N Transmission rate to 15-130Mbps.

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