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bigdad930
Jan 25, 2019Tutor
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...
ekhalil
Jan 25, 2019Master
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!