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Pinhigh07
Follower
Jan 29, 2019

Is 72 mbps the best I can hope for on 2.4 ghz? If not, how do I increase the speed?

The highest mbps I’ve gotten is 72 on the 2.4 ghz channel.  I’m using it for a NordicTrack x22i that uses a 1080 screen for workout videos.   It will not connect to the 5 ghz where my speeds are grea...
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Ragar99
Luminary
Jan 29, 2019

MU-MIMO dos NOT affect the 2.4 GHz throughput.

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ekhalil
Master
Jan 29, 2019
Ragar99 wrote:

MU-MIMO dos NOT affect the 2.4 GHz throughput.

Thanks, you are absolutely right. 2.4 GHz supports only SU-MIMO and not MU-MIMO. This parameter in the advanced wireless settings in the web GUI is only for MU-MIMO. I confirmed this by checking the config parameters:

wla_mu_mimo=1

wlg_mu_mimo=1

wla_2nd_mu_mimo=1

So this parameter only affects the 5Ghz channels for the fronthaul's main wifi channels (wla) and the guest wifi (wlg) and has nothing to do with the 2.4GHz channel (wl). :)