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XR 500, EX800 AND a EAX 80?
So, as the title suggests, I have a XR 500 and EX 8000, which is powering our 3100 sq ft house, but as of late, with the addition of more and more devices (Ring, soon automated lighting), I am experi...
Beamforming is enabled and the router is my own personal one, Netgear CM 600. Wifi extender distance from router is tougher to ascertain as router is on the second floor, extender is on the first, but if I go by "the crow flies" I would say 30-50ft including going through the floor, walls, etc.
How is the modem setup? Is it using WiFi as well? If so I'd recommend disabling that to reduce contention. Have you used a WiFi analyzer to find the least congested channels and change to those?
The modem does not have built in wifi. And yes to the wifi analyzer and changing the channels to best suit our network.
- How do you have the antennae placed? Are they pointing to different locations to get maximum coverage?
Most antenna postitions should be vertical for single level homes, at an angle, about 45 degrees for multi level homes.
What channels are you using? Try setting manual channel 1, 6 or 11 on 2.4Ghz and any unused channel on 5Ghz.
Depending upon the size of your phone, an EX7700 or 8000 maybe a good additon. The EX7700s I have works great with my XR450.
fropwns wrote:The modem does not have built in wifi. And yes to the wifi analyzer and changing the channels to best suit our network.
Thanks for the reply, I have already changed them to non-congestive channels. I wondering if a second extender would actually help me or not. I already have an EX8000
