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Slow Wireless Connection XR1000
When I directly connect to my cable/router modem (Motorola MG7700 Modem WiFi Router) via ethernet, the speed goes 600+Mb. However, my 5-GHz Wifi never exeeded 200Mb (and the 2Ghz is around 85Mb). I s...
One important thign to check is which client device did you use the test the WiFi speeds?
If the XR1000's built in speedtest is detecting the full speed, but your client device is getting stuck around 200Mbps on both the ISP's routeer and the XR1000, then there is a chance that your WiFi client could be one that is using a connection method such as a single stream 802.11ac 80MHz cvhannel width over a single stream for a 433Mbps PHY, which can often top out at 200Mbps due to the overhead in that method.
Wanted to also add that it seems your cable modem/router has a bridge mode. In their instructions the relevant section lists the following:
- Click on Advanced on the top right-hand corner.
- Click on wireless, then Radio.
- Under 2.4 you will need to disable the wireless radio and the select save. You will notice the 2.4 wireless LED on the front of the router turn off.
- Follow the same steps as listed above for the 5g radio. You will see the 5g LED go off as well once saved.
- Click on Status, then click on Connections.
- The setting you’re looking for is eRouter Provisioning. Click on the drop-down menu to make it say Bridged. Click Save.