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RBR750 WiFi6 Connection
I recently purchased an HP Envy Laptop with a WiFi6 (802.11ax) card. It appears that when I'm connected to my Orbi mesh system with WiFi6, the laptop is only running at WiFi5. How can I establish a W...
a couple things off that.
You're connected to the 2.4ghz and not 5ghz. The orbi's do bandsteering and move devices between the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz based on their own protocol. I think in windows theres an option in the device manager for that wifi card to select "prefer 5ghz"
You won't "show" that your connected to wifi 6 routers/devices but its based on link speed. And most 2.4ghz routers use 20/40hz coexistence (neighbor friendly) so its actually a pretty good speed if you're connecting on that with a 2x2 device.
a couple things off that.
You're connected to the 2.4ghz and not 5ghz. The orbi's do bandsteering and move devices between the 2.4ghz and the 5ghz based on their own protocol. I think in windows theres an option in the device manager for that wifi card to select "prefer 5ghz"
You won't "show" that your connected to wifi 6 routers/devices but its based on link speed. And most 2.4ghz routers use 20/40hz coexistence (neighbor friendly) so its actually a pretty good speed if you're connecting on that with a 2x2 device.
Yes, Thank you. I've tweaked the settings to 5ghz preferred. Now my speed link speed is 1201/961. Whew, I feel better. There is nothing worse than investing in an upgrade and not reaching its full potential! Thanks again.
It does indeed suck when you buy something new and it performs the same or worse than before.
Glad you got it working how you want it 🙂