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Fast LAN/Slow Wifi on XR450
Hello, I have a XR450 wifi router connecting to the Arris modem provided by Spectrum. I checked and compare the speed on various sites. When I test my computer by hooking up wired LAN, the speed is ...
I finally found out the reason!
I didn't setup 2Ghz and 5Ghz radio frequency separately. Now when I connect to the 5Ghz one, I got over 200Mbps. With the 2Ghz, it is only 50Mbps at best. Didn't think that it is not automatically switch radio.
Thank you for all your helps.
What Firmware is currently loaded?
What is the Mfr and model# of the ISP modem the NG router is connected too?
What speeds UP and Down do you pay for from your ISP?
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?
Try enabling Beamforming and MIMO(MIMO may or maynot be needed) and WMM.
Try disabling the following and see:
IPv6 and Set 20/40Mhz Coexistence to 40Mhz only.
What wifi devices are you speed testing with?
caseydang0407 wrote:Hello,
I have a XR450 wifi router connecting to the Arris modem provided by Spectrum. I checked and compare the speed on various sites. When I test my computer by hooking up wired LAN, the speed is around 90 Mbps. However, when I switch it to WiFi, it is only 50 Mbps. Everything setup with default settings. Do I need to do anything in the settings to twist the performance? I did updated the firmware, factory reset but those methods didn't work. Please give me advice.
Thank you