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SXK80 5Ghz Bandsteering
In my environment there is a lot of interference so it’s nice to be able to analyze it and configure my SXK80 to get optimal performance.
I noticed the other day my more capable 5 GHz devices were now getting 300-400 Mbps where before they were getting closer to 600 +.
Looking at the connected client list it appears my SXK80 is steering all of these to channel 157 which in my environment has a lot of interference. I disabled my laptop and enabled it again and before steering the laptop chose the other 5Ghz channel, 40. A quick test and it was back over 600 Mbps.
I see in the GUI you can change only the one 5Ghz channel. Anyone else experiencing this? Hopefully a FW update will allow configuration or improve the bandsteering.
I noticed the other day my more capable 5 GHz devices were now getting 300-400 Mbps where before they were getting closer to 600 +.
Looking at the connected client list it appears my SXK80 is steering all of these to channel 157 which in my environment has a lot of interference. I disabled my laptop and enabled it again and before steering the laptop chose the other 5Ghz channel, 40. A quick test and it was back over 600 Mbps.
I see in the GUI you can change only the one 5Ghz channel. Anyone else experiencing this? Hopefully a FW update will allow configuration or improve the bandsteering.
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DaneA ,
Loaded 4.2.1.120 and still seeing the same issue. All 5Ghz higher bandwidth clients are being steered to channel 157 which is the automatically selected 5Ghz channel but in my environment has a lot of interference. Then all 5Ghz lower bandwidth clients are on the user selected channel 40.Just want to verify. Does your Orbi Pro network only consists of 1 SRX80 router and 1 SXS80 satellite or you have more than 1 SXS80?
Also, whenever you observe that your laptop is getting 300-400Mbps instead of 600+Mbps when connected to the 5GHz SSID, if you login to the web-GUI of your SXK80 then check on Attached Devices, to which Orbi Pro device is your laptop connected to? Is it to the nearest router/satellite or to the other satellite that is further away?
Regards,
DaneA
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