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jesseb14
Sep 08, 2020Aspirant
Orbi Not Giving Half the Speeds Even
Our Orbi has not been giving even half the speeds we pay for for months now. I had multiple calls with tech support and they have not been able to fix it either. It worked once at full speed for abou...
Mstrbig
Sep 08, 2020Master
So I assume you purchased new 3 months ago? If the system is defective it should be under warranty.
Who is your ISP and what equipment did they provide?
What is the current firmware on your Orbi device?
What device is your Orbi router connected to?
what cable size was used, as wrong size can cause slow speed. Need Cat5e or larger
How far apart or your satellites and router
Disable Circle, Armor, Daisy Chaining, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and uncheck 20/40Mhz Coexistence.
Enable WMM, Implicit Beam Forming and Mu-MIMO
Set Short preamble mode. Save settings, reboot Orbi.