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RAX200 (AX12) weaker & slower than R7000 - (I've lost 70Mbs and WiFi is plop)
Hi Guys, Ive just installed my new AX12 router in the same place as my old R7000. The only thing ive changed is the SSIDs to what I had before so all network devices can work again. (I will change...
Hi,
Well that didn’t go well, I’ve now lost my higher 5G2 network.
I turned on:
Enables Mu-Mimo - Was Off
Enable OFDMA ON (all) - Was Off, turned on for all 3 networks.
Enable Beamforming - Was On out of the box
I bounced the router after changes. No improvement and 5G2 gone!
I have reversed all settings back and bounced the router.
Still no 5G2 network….. I wanna cry lol
WTF is wrong with this thing…..
Cheers,
Des.
ok, after 10mins the 5G2 network is back.
I will add the settings one by one and wait 10minutes this time.
I will either find what caused it, or work out that I was being impatient because of my frustration....
If you're using a DFS channel (ch. 50-140) then it will take a few minutes for 5G2 become live. This is standard behaviour when using any DFS channel. Btw I suggest using ch. 128 on 5G2 if you don't have ch 149-161 available.
Hi,
Ok, I made a bunch of changes as previously mentioned and nothing has changed in strength or performance on any network.I dont know what else to try and getting to the end of my patience.If anyone has any other ideas, please let me know.—NEW CONFIG—2.4G - GET_YOUR_OWN_2 - Ch: Auto - Upto 1200Mbs @ 20Mhz - Strength = 56%5G1 - GET_YOUR_OWN_5 - Ch: 48 - Upto 4800Mbs @ 160Mhz - Strength = 50%5G2 - GET_YOUR_OWN_69 - Ch: 128 - Upto 2400Mbs @ 80Mhz - Strength = 60%UPnP - Turned Off. - Was having problems with this on last router R7000Enable Mu-Mimo - Turned On - NewEnable OFDMA ON (all) - Turned On - NewEnable Beamforming - Turned On - Out of the boxEnable AIRTIME FAIRNESS - is Off - Out of the box - Going to turn this on next.My SONOS is also struggling with what I think is buffering now, just listening to the radio today after turning it on and the music keeps speeding up, cutting out and stopping.SONOS has always been rock solid on a previous virgin router and on my old R7000.I will start using my NAS drive tomorrow and see how that works…..Notes:Im starting to think I am not going to get better performance than my old R7000, but I am hoping it can handle a more devices better.Most of my equipment is old, I dont think I have anything with ax tech in it. I am wondering if this is a problem?Its been mentioned that old equipment could be overloaded.I will also try some tests closer to the router tomorrow to see if anything improves.Cheers,Des.Probably a silly question, but have you correctly fitted the 'wing' antennas? From the folding position, you push out the antennas and then push them down gently until they click into place.
Can I ask if your RAX200 is out in the open and not in an enclosed space such as a cupboard or utility space? Even the best router in the world will perform poorly if its signals aren't being properly propagated.
As a last resort, I suggest returning the RAX200 for a replacement as you may well have received a dud - if bought via Amazon then it should be very easy to do. Whilst the R7000 is/was a great router in its heyday, the RAX200 should blow this away for speeds, even on older wifi 5 clients.