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Doggieballs's avatar
Doggieballs
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Jun 03, 2019

Xr500 speed test

Sorry I'm new to all this how do I perform a speedtest through my nighthawk xr500 it let me perform it upon setup of the router but now I cannot seem to find an option to perform a test again directly through the router

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  • Unfortunately there's no way to do that from within the router. The best thing to do would be to stop any downloads/streams that are happening on your connection and then do a speedtest yourself using speedtest.net or something similar.

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    Download OOklas speed test on a a wifi mobile device such as a phone or pad or install this app on Mac or Windows PCs. 


    Doggieballs wrote:
    Sorry I'm new to all this how do I perform a speedtest through my nighthawk xr500 it let me perform it upon setup of the router but now I cannot seem to find an option to perform a test again directly through the router

     

    • Netduma-Fraser's avatar
      Netduma-Fraser
      NetDuma Partner
      You could go through the setup wizard again which would allow you to do so but Ookla's speedtest.net is the exact same test and would be better for diagnosing any speed/ping issues