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5ghz wifi connection to RBR40
I have Verizon FiOS 1 gigabit internet connectivity at my home and a dual frequency wifi adapter in my computer. When I try to a speedtest, the download/upload speed are nowhere near the available speeds (typically 35/40 mbps). Is there a way to connect my computer to the RBR40 so that I can get higher download/upload speeds? Do I need to access/make some adjustment to the Orbi mesh system?
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killians913 wrote:I have Verizon FiOS 1 gigabit internet connectivity at my home and a dual frequency wifi adapter in my computer. When I try to a speedtest, the download/upload speed are nowhere near the available speeds (typically 35/40 mbps). Is there a way to connect my computer to the RBR40 so that I can get higher download/upload speeds? Do I need to access/make some adjustment to the Orbi mesh system?
Make sure the cable used to connect your Orbi to your Modem/router or ONT is at least Cat5e.
If your Orbi router is connected to a router, and your ONT is wired to your Verizon router VIA network cable, you can bypass the regular router and connect directly to the ONT.
Disable Circle, Armor, Daisy Chaining, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and uncheck 20/40Mhz Coexistence.
Enable WMM, Implicit BEAMFORMING, MU-MIMO.Set Short preamble mode. Save settings, reboot Orbi.
What Firmware version is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?IS the PC wired or wireless connected to the RBR? Try a wired connection to the RBR.
Try a different PC to compare test results.
Just the designation of a "dual band WiFi adapter" could indicate something old from the early days in Wi-Fi 2 (802.11a) or Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g) on the 5 GHz band - what makes a PHY rate of max 54 Mbit/s or net data rates in the 35..40 Mbit/s range. First thing to check is the exact make/model of that wireless adapter in your computer.
Of course, there could be other issues, e.g. an Orbi satellite far away from the Orbi router. But before we're looking into that let's try to find the weakest part in the link - the wireless client adapter.
Hello,
My laptop is connected to a Trendnet TEW-684UB adapter which is an older unit but is dual band 2.4ghz/5ghz. I took my laptop to a couple of friend's homes who both had FiOS 1gb connections to their home. One friend had a FiOs Quantum dual band router. When I tried to wirelessly connect to it, I noticed that there were two possible connections, i.e., 2.4ghz and 5ghz. I sat down about 25 feet away in his family room and first tried to connect wirelessly to the 2.4ghz and then initiated a speedtest. I got about 35/35 speeds. I then connected to the 5ghz, initiated another speedtest, and got 230/240 speeds.
I then went to my second friend's home and he's using an ASUS RT-68U dual band router. Once again, sitting about 25 feet away in his living room, I tried to wirelessly connect to it. In doing a search of available networks, I was able to see the ASUS router on my laptop and once again saw a 2.4 ghz and a 5ghz available connections. I initiated a connection and a speedtest to the 2.4ghz connection and got 45/40 speeds. I then did the same, but connected to the 5ghz and got 250/235 speeds.
So my question is why I don't I see two available connections to my Orbi like I did with my friends' FiOS Quantum and ASUS rourters? Is there a setting in the Orbi that must be made so that the dual band connections are visible to my laptop and can allow me to connect to either the 2.4ghz or 5ghz?
Guidance and help would be much appreciated!
killians913 wrote:Hello,
So my question is why I don't I see two available connections to my Orbi like I did with my friends' FiOS Quantum and ASUS rourters? Is there a setting in the Orbi that must be made so that the dual band connections are visible to my laptop and can allow me to connect to either the 2.4ghz or 5ghz?
The Orbi only broadcast 1 SSID for both 2.4 and 5Ghz networks. Your device will choose what best fits it, based on support and distance.
There are complicated ways to separate the 2, but is not supported by Netgear. It would be nice in the future if Netgear would incorporate that feature in the GUI or app, as some prefer to never connect to 2.4Ghz when their device supports 5Ghz.
With that said, the only time a 5Ghz device would connect to 2.4Ghz is if the 5Ghz signal falls below a threshold and could be unstable.
You should be able to go into your device network settings and force 5Ghz only. I'm running WIN 10, and it is in device manager.
