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TimoG
Feb 24, 2025Aspirant
WAX206 used as AP doesn't put through data speed higher than 100 mbps. How can i change this?
Hi community, I use a WAX206 as an Wifi Access Point in my living room. The data speed arriving at the AP from my router is lower (100 mbps up/down) than it should be (400 mbps up/down). I would ...
TimoG
Mar 12, 2025Aspirant
Hi guys,
maybe something went wrong and my previous post wasn't announced of published correctly.
Can anyone take a look at my answer, please? I'm still looking for a fix
thanks 🙂
Timo
Sjtester
Mar 14, 2025Aspirant
What do you get when you use the wired bridged port
Router===Long Cat5E cable==uplink port==WAX206===downlinkWired port===Laptop ?
If your issue is just on wireless side,
Can you also check if 5Ghz Channel Radio setting. The channel width should be 80 Mhz or 160Mhz to get higher speeds. on the downside, you need find less crowded channel.
You can find a good channel by using any of free wifi analyzer on Android phone/tables.
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