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Grandmstrbud
Jan 12, 2020Aspirant
Orbi RBR50 bandwidth control
I have a 1GB fiber connection both ways. When I first set this up I got the speeds I should but it seems after a while devices drop to getting 200/200 each way whether hard wired or on wireless. If I...
FURRYe38
Jan 13, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Don't use Traffic Meter, Access Controls. These seem to slow down Orbi for some reason when on 1G ISP services.
- GrandmstrbudJan 13, 2020Aspirant
I do turn off the traffic meter but I do have the access control on even though for some reason it doesn't work on all sites. I put in 3 so far and only 1 is blocked.
- FURRYe38Jan 13, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Be sure to setup IP address reservations for devices you put in the access control list if you use it.
- GrandmstrbudJan 13, 2020Aspirant
I have a few devices that have reservation but I have the access control list turned off now to see if that speeds it up. So far it hasn't. Hopefully they will fix this I really like how well it works but if it slows down this much I may have to rethink having this setup. I should be getting 800/800 plus on a wired connection all the time.