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NETGEAR RAX 200 / Orbi
How can I connect these two router together so I can extend my WIFI around my house. I get some dead spots that I need help with. I own both routers.
I've literally had my network setup with both.
But they don't integrate.
What I did was setup the RAX as the primary router. And I connected the Orbi system to it in access point mode.
This allowed me to have peak performance/speeds while connected to the RAX network and for my devices on the peripheral or that moved around a lot, I had on the orbi for better coverage. Just make sure you have the 2 networks on different ssid's and using different wireless channels to prevent interference.
It'd be nice if they integrated together but sadly, they dont.
I plugged in my Orbi and I have Frontier FiberOptic 1000 Mbps both up and download. But I noticed with my Orbi, I see speeds up to 990 Mbps (up) and 998 Mbps (down) speed. But with my RAX 200 the most I get is 850 up / 820 down. I have it programs to handle speeds of 1000 Mbps 2.4 ghz and 4800 Mbps 5Ghz. Is there a setting I have to change?
How are you testing speeds? The built in speedtest isn't that accurate at speeds over 500mbps as it rarely picks the best server.
- Gigabyte tester which I borrowed from Frontier