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Mcarr
Oct 02, 2022Initiate
Netgear wifi access point makes wifi worse near the modem
I recently added a Net Gear access point (WAX610PA). It is wired directly to modem via a CAT5 cable. It is positioned at the back of the house where the home office is located and has improved wifi i...
plemans
Oct 02, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Make sure the 2 devices are using different wifi channels for both 2.4ghz and the 5ghz.
They shouldn't be on the same ones.
for the 5ghz, put one on the lower 32-48 and the other on the higher 149+ band.
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