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Question about NETGEAR RAX120, need an expert for this question.
1. If I have 2 of NETGEAR RAX120, one for the AP mode and another one for the bridge mode on the 5Ghz band. Can it benefit from 8 streams and Beamforming from 8 of its antennas on both routers? 2. I...
Currently, I using 2 ASUS RT-AC68U, one as AP mode and another one as a bridge mode. RT-AC68U has a maximum speed of 1,300 Mbps on 5Ghz AC. Due to the obstacle and range, I can only max out 360 Mbps.
So, I can only get a speed ratio of 0.2769. If on the 4,804 Mbps AX I should get around 1,330 Mbps. And this doesn't count the fact that it has 1 more antenna that should help get the signal strength a little bit higher from Beamforming.
I aim to get 1Gbps on the WIFI bridge.
What obstacle and how far are you going?
Is the 360mbps your actual throughput or is that your link speed?
there's several options you could try. buying 2x RAX120's is a bit expensive of an option.
have you tried powerline/moca adapters/ or a point to point system?
1. My obstacle is 2 concert walls, 1 glass door, and 1 closet. The range is around 10 meters. It's between the same floor, indoor usage.
2. Now that you point it out, 360 Mbps its actual speed. Let me correct my mistake. On my current setup, I have connection speed between the router about 702 Mbps. So, the ratio should be 0.54. If I apply this to 4.8Gbps AX it should be 2,592 Mbps, the actual speed would be 1,296 Mbps. I aim to get the actual speed at least 1Gbps or more as a buffer.
3. I use powerline a few years ago before I move to the WIFI bridge. At first, it was fine but we change some of the electrical grid in our home after that it doesn't work anymore. Plus, I just get a gigabit connection that why I aim at 1 Gbps connection, which powerline can't deliver.
MoCA can't get 1 Gbps as far as I know.
Point to Point (I assume it an outdoor system?) required too much setup (drilling for the antenna) and besides that, I use it indoor across the 2 rooms on the same floor. And the speed of Point to Point is slow, and it expensive.
Theoretically you'll see in improvement.
In usage? I'm not sure if it'll be that benefical. The concrete walls are the issue and 5ghz is sensitive to concrete as you've found out. With as fast as 5ghz AX speeds drop off, I'm not sure you'll see the same ration that you're seeing with the AC devices.
If you're not renting, it might be worth investing the time/energy/cost to find a way to run an ethernet cable. Otherwise it'll be a constant battle.
Not that I'm trying to stop you from buying a router but an RAX120 is currently $400 on amazon so $800 total for 2. I'd be willing to bet someone in your area would be willing to do the work for cheaper than that. Plus then you could just hardwire in your current devices
I wish I could wire... you could say my case is one of a kind. That why I struggle to find information. Back then when I plan to get the current WIFI bridge setup I bet the outcome but it worth it because the internet speed it uses to be like 200 Mbps.
But now I have a baseline for the WIFI bridge and I get 701 Mbps out of 1300 Mbps on my current router (3 streams). In theory, I should get the same or better ratio if I move to 4 streams AX with Beamforming, 160 Mhz bandwidth, QAM 1024, right? đ
Hopefully, when the router gets sales, I'll grab 2 of Nighthawk AX8 or ASUS RT-AX88U.
Which one do you think it the best between Nighthawk AX8 or ASUS RT-AX88U?
Which one do you think it the best between Nighthawk AX8 or ASUS RT-AX88U?
I don't have either one so can't attest to how well either one runs