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pjd813
Jun 20, 2022Guide
Tri-Band vs. Dual-Band allocation?
How are resources allocated with a WiFi 6E Tri-Band router Versus a dual band WiFi 6 router? If a WiFi 6E router is installed yet the only devices around use WiFi 6 is the third band simply a wasted ...
FURRYe38
Jun 24, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Check the routersIPaddress/debug.htm page for any FAN options.
If you don't see any, I highly recommend getting a USB laptop fan under the router ASAP.
pjd813
Jun 24, 2022Guide
I set “always have fan on” and then “Apply”. It says that the setting is what I set when I go back to the normal page and then back to the Debug page. When I do that the setting seems to “stick”. No movement from the fan. I then reboot and still no fan. I look at the debug page and tThe fan has been set back to off. I’ve done that a few times. I’m not going to re-litigate this but even if this isn’t a “premier” or “top of the line” router it is certainly not a mainstream router. If someone wants WiFi 6 they can spend a lot less. Any tolerances, especially heat, being so close AND no fan is really nonsensical to me. You are genuinely trying to help. I appreciate that. So that’s the last I will say about that. It’s just my opinion.
What I wish is that there were a hard switch on the case that would be a direct indication that there is a physical problem when the fan did not turn on. The router seems to be running cooler today so I’m assuming I was stressing it hard yesterday with me constantly setting, resetting and testing it over and over over a handful of hours.
- FURRYe38Jun 24, 2022Guru - Experienced User
What FW do you have loaded on the RAX120. Is the RAX120 a v2 model?
If you can't get the internal fan going, I recommend you return the router and find something else or put a laptop cooler under the router.
I personally keep a laptop cooler under ANY router I put online, built in fan or not. Runs 24/7. Zero heat problems.