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RAX80 range is not that great
So, it seems the range is a little lacking. Using one Linksys Velop node placed in the same location would give me 5ghz and of course 2.4ghz to my outdoor camera. with the RAX80, I get zero signal....
That’s odd my home is also mostly wood/drywall interior (~2,600 sqft), with the router on the second floor I get close to full bandwidth one floor below and pretty close to that even in the basement (5Ghz) infact I even get 5Ghz signal in my driveway. It’s not much different than the R7800 in the range aspect. HT160 mode nets me a full 1,120 Mbps even one floor below when doing transfers to the connected Samsung T5 drive when doing transfers to my laptop with a 9260ac WiFi adapter.
Honestly it’s should be outperforming any mesh device by far, especially in range (comparing single unit without satellites), that inclues the Velop.
Lastly make sure it’s updated to the 1.0.1.36 firmware.
Honestly it’s should be outperforming any mesh device by far, especially in range (comparing single unit without satellites), that inclues the Velop.
Lastly make sure it’s updated to the 1.0.1.36 firmware.
Don't forget physics. While design can make a difference, there's a physical limitation on how much range you can squeeze out. Vendors love advertising "awesome or extreme range" but in reality physics beats them every time
avtella wrote:
That’s odd my home is also mostly wood/drywall interior (~2,600 sqft), with the router on the second floor I get close to full bandwidth one floor below and pretty close to that even in the basement (5Ghz) infact I even get 5Ghz signal in my driveway. It’s not much different than the R7800 in the range aspect. HT160 mode nets me a full 1,120 Mbps even one floor below when doing transfers to the connected Samsung T5 drive when doing transfers to my laptop with a 9260ac WiFi adapter.
Honestly it’s should be outperforming any mesh device by far, especially in range (comparing single unit without satellites), that inclues the Velop.
Lastly make sure it’s updated to the 1.0.1.36 firmware.My router is also on the second floor, but it's not possible to center it in the home. The camera is the oposite end of the router and when I stand at the corner where the camera is outside the home I get zero signal. I have used many routers and this the only one I have come across with zero signal in this area. Maybe there is outside interfearance. In that area is my smart electric meter and also the Celluar for my solar panals. But it does not seem to affect other routers. Maybe the antenna arrangement? Though with my other routers if they had external antennas I always kept them straight up.
