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RAX120 Signal Strength
I just upgraded my Internet speed through Xfinity and so swapped my AC1900 for a RAX120 (with CM1150V modem). Quickly learned that SmartConnect is not so smart (worked well for most devices, but a minority essentially couldn't connect at all until SmartConnect was disabled). My challenge now is signal strength. My all-in-one AC1900 covered parts of my house and yard much better than my RAX120, regardless of whether I switch to 2.4 or 5GHz.
Is this something I can solve through the various settings on routerlogin.net? I confirmed the Transmit Power Control is set to 100% and asides from the network names/passwords pretty much everything is set to default. Using firmware 1.0.1.128.
If this is covered elsewhere I'm happy to be pointed towards it. I tried searching the various topics here and couldn't find any discussions that covered this.
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types24 wrote:Quickly learned that SmartConnect is not so smart (worked well for most devices, but a minority essentially couldn't connect at all until SmartConnect was disabled).
Unlikley a SmartConnect issue which is a applying a feature standard in business Wi-Fi for a longer time. More likely, these wireles devices have a problem with some additional information provded in the WiFi beacon. Many wireless clients require updates of the Wi-Fi drivers ...
