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Orbi Speeds Slow After Initial Install
Just got my Orbi (Router & Satellite) WiFi system up and running in AP mode behind my AT&T Uverse/GigaPower Gateway. I'm paying for a 1 Gigabit connection, but I believe AT&T only guarantees 800 Mbp...
I believe this to be a firmware issue specific to the Orbi since I too am experiencing connectivity/slow response issues. I'm using a TWC/Spectrum Ubee cable modem which I have configured in bridge mode as I want to be able to manage my network with my Netgear device. My previous Netgear device was a R7000 router which I had no connectivity issues/drops with prior to replacing with the Orbi.
I am now testing with the QOS/WMM features disabled to see if I can narrow to these features causing my issues so I'll update again after I've had some time to test but this is disappointing since I've used the Netgear products for many years and like the interface and ease of management which is why I've defaulted my cable modem to bridge mode.
I hope the issue can be determined and resolved with firmware otherwise I may have to resort back to a different Netgear router model.
So these issues (at least for me) do indeed relate to the QOS/WMM settings.
I found a WMM setting in my laptop wireless adapter configuration, enabled it and saw some improvement after reenabling the QOS/WMM settings in the Orbi. Just the fact that I saw differences confirms my connectivity issues are revolved around these features.
Another beef I have is my 5Ghz capable devices are no longer connecting at 5Ghz but I see that is also a separate issue/forum.
Netgear, I've been a long time customer, please resolve these issues so we can remain so. I need my connectivity between my ISP connection and my devices to remain constant and I need my 5Ghz capable devices to be able to connect at 5Ghz (none of them have since switching from my Netgear R7000 to the Orbi).Enabling the following two features has had a negative impact on my uptime.
Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING - Boosts WiFi speed, reliability, & range for all mobile devices Enable MU-MIMO
I disabled them again and will now monitor once more but I can tell how well my connectivity (both wired and wireless) is performing based on my security camera outages/disconnects.
Enabling the above 2 features caused more disconnects than I've seen to date.
So i'll be disabling them again to retest and will post results at later dateWow, that didn't take long. As soon as I disabled those two settings (see below) under the Advanced Wireless menu, my Orbi wall plug satellite immediately began communicating again and now shows devices connected where I struggled to get the wall plug satellite to even sync with those 2 settings enabled much less communicate with my devices.
Performance/uptime is still yet to be determined but I can 100% definitively tell the following settings caused my network degradation :Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING - Boosts WiFi speed, reliability, & range for all mobile devices Enable MU-MIMO