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WAX214 - AX1800 WiFi 6 not putting out correct speeds.
I recently purchased this WAX214 - AX1800 WiFi 6 V. 1 NETGEAR (AP). The other day I did a speed test to see how the AP was doing with the new fiber that was installed getting . I have a 300mbps p...
pktpusher wrote:
When I connect to the main router on the other side of the house I get speeds of about 250-275mbps via wifi, on the other hand when connected to the WAX214 - AX1800 WiFi 6 AP I am getting no more then 123mbps.
I played around with the settings, turned off the 2.4ghz and only had 5ghz running at 80mhz , the WAX214 - AX1800 WiFi 6 restarts after settings are changed.... etc I do another speed test and I get 300mbps down and like 250 up.
This sounds about right and compares well to your primary router Wi-Fi, isn't it? 8-)
No need to turn off the 2.4 GHz radio - because you might want to have a wider coverage for the garden, garage, ...
pktpusher wrote:
Not gonna lie I couldn't believe my eyes. I should have left it alone.... I changed the settings back to what the were previously to "test" to make sure this was the best configuration to get the 300mbps+ speeds I should be getting off this thing....
Sadly, when I changed back to the 5ghz setting the speed test now shows only 123mbps now.... so frustrating.
Effective achievable throughput depends on many factors. To start with your wireless device, wireless bandwidth allowed to be used, ..
Ensure you have configured the 5 GHz radio to use the 80 MHz bandwidth available:
Would love to promote probably better channel usage - however, the WAX214 channel offerings are limited to the basic four 20 MHz wide channels - the only true frustrating limitation we're facing here:
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