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Speeds on my ATT Wireless network SLOWER with Orbi AX600?
Hi, all, I have a mess of smart home equipment and with the pandemic plus my son being home, my wifi has noticeably slowed down (from getting regularly 2-300 mpbs to around 120-150 usually), plus hav...
Oh and wait, I think I understand what you're suggesting. Let the ATT device be the router & modem, but the Orbi devices will provide the Wifi signal as APs? In AP mode, what functionality would the Orbi lose? I was hoping to take advatage of some of the Armor security SW when that drops and/or install a VPN, I'm guessing that's a non-starter. What about the actual Wifi 6 function I purchased it for, of being able to route to many devices at once?
You do lose some features in AP Mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/000061277/Disabled-Features-on-the-Orbi-when-set-to-AP-Mode
AX and lan routing would all still work fine though.
Armor wouldn't work because the att device would be running all the routing features.