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RBR20 & RBS20 x2 Giving very poor WiFi performance
I am completely frustrated with this system. I've owned it for about two years now and had no complaints other than the fact that I cannot designate which Satellite my stationary devices should conn...
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What are the speed results with a wired PC or laptop connected behind the RBR?Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-routerWhat channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
https://kb.netgear.com/19668/Link-Rate-and-Transfer-SpeedTry enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
What is the Mfr and model# of the Internet Service Providers modem/ONT the NG router is connected too?
What are the speed results with a wired PC or laptop connected behind the RBR?
Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update?
What is the size of your home? Sq Ft?
What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)? 30 feet is recommended in between RBR and RBS to begin with depending upon building materials when wirelessly connected. https://kb.netgear.com/000036466/How-far-should-I-place-my-Orbi-satellite-from-my-Orbi-router
What channels are you using? Auto? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Any Wifi Neighbors near by? If so, how many?
https://kb.netgear.com/19668/Link-Rate-and-Transfer-Speed
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
Try disabling the following and see:
Armor, Circle, Daisy Chain, Fast Roaming, IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only. Set Short preamble instead of Long preamble modes. Save settings and reboot the router and satellite(s).
We're onto something! Getting better throughput now. Doing some testing and tweeking and I will get back to you.
Let us know how it goes.
So I am averaging now 215mb down on my WiFi devices where as it used to be below 100mb. Here is my current configuration after tweeks based on what you provided:
Hardware Version RBR20 + (2) RBS20 Firmware Version V2.5.1.16 GUI Language Version V1.0.0.375 Operation Mode AP Region North America 2.4G Channel Auto ( 4(P) + 8(S) ) 2.4G Mode Up to 400 Mbps 5G Channel 36(P)+40+44+48 5G Mode Up to 866.7 Mbps Wireless Network 2.4GHz Channel: Auto 5GHz Channel: 36 Security Options WPA2-PSK [AES] Latest test result (20:02 Jun 24, 2020)
From the RBR20 Speed Test
DOWNLOAD UPLOAD 813.47Mbps 931.97Mbps Advanced Wireless Settings (2.4GHz b/g/n) Enable SSID Broadcast True Enable 20/40 MHz Coexistence False Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings True CTS/RTS Threshold (1-2347) 2347 Preamble Mode Short Preamble Transmit Power Control 100% Advanced Wireless Settings (5GHz 802.11a/n/ac) Enable SSID Broadcast True Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings True CTS/RTS Threshold (1-2347) 2347 Preamble Mode Short Preamble Transmit Power Control 100% Backhaul Topology Enable Daisy-Chain Topology False Enable Implicit BEAMFORMING True Enable MU-MIMO True Enable Fast Roaming False A definite improvement, but I'm hoping there is something else I can try to boost it more. Is there hope?