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nclalan
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Aug 25, 2024

(XR 700 gaming router) Phone wifi connection

Hello,

 

I am Alan, I recently bought aXR700 gaming router for my office ,

How many mobile devices can XR700 be connected with at the same time ?

 

My company have around 150 employees  , most of them are not able to connect to the wifi using their phone (1x of 150 employees can connect to the wifi)

please help

2 Replies

  • In theory, you should be able to have them all connect but what is the issue with them connecting exactly? I think you'd need to disable Smart Connect and have some use 2.4GHz and others use 5GHz. Do keep in mind this router is generally for household gamers not for a big office so I'm not sure how it'd function in this scenario.
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    That many devices, you may wan to get a Wifi extender to help off load some of the devices being connected to the router. A EX8000 would be first try. 

    Placed out at 30 feet distances from the router.

     

    FYI, the XR series is really not meant for a office or business environment. So it may not work well for your needs. 


    nclalan wrote:

    Hello,

     

    I am Alan, I recently bought aXR700 gaming router for my office ,

    How many mobile devices can XR700 be connected with at the same time ?

     

    My company have around 150 employees  , most of them are not able to connect to the wifi using their phone (1x of 150 employees can connect to the wifi)

    please help