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Orbi - advanced wireless settings for best wifi
I just bought a RBR20 3 packs (1 router w/ 2 satellites). My ISP is Spectrum with 400/20 service. So far I am only able to get speed range from 20 (far end) to 300 (close to router) download speed. I...
The settings look ok to me. Please note the following:
- Please try also enabling Beamforming. It will boost WiFi speed, reliability & range.
- You can also disable 20/40 coexistence if you want to force the system to always use 40 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz band which enhances speed on this band.
- You need to select suitable fronthaul 2.4 and 5 GHz channels. Please do a wifi scan and select the channels that are not or least used by neighbors. Select channels 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4 GHz which are the only non-overlapping channels in this band.
- Use LAN cables when possible!