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fullyZ's avatar
fullyZ
Novice
Jun 29, 2013

802.11n symbol with A6200

I was wondering if there is a particular symbol for 802.11ac connection in windows...
I can connect up to 866.5Mbps but windows is still showing 802.11n is it normal?

A6200
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7 Replies

  • lukeg333's avatar
    lukeg333
    Novice
    Aug 21, 2013
    I just bought mine from Best Buy today, installed it. And it still says 802.11n..... a bit frustrating. I am connected at 468.0 Mbps. I am currently looking at my Wi-Fi Status.

    If this doesn't say 802.11 ac by Friday, then I am returning it back to Best Buy.


    Luke
  • Mark_K's avatar
    Mark_K
    Tutor
    Aug 21, 2013
    lukeg333 wrote:
    I just bought mine from Best Buy today, installed it. And it still says 802.11n..... a bit frustrating. I am connected at 468.0 Mbps. I am currently looking at my Wi-Fi Status.

    If this doesn't say 802.11 ac by Friday, then I am returning it back to Best Buy.


    Luke


    What tool are you using to look at your wifi status?
  • Retired_Member's avatar
    Retired_Member
    Aug 22, 2013
    If it makes you feel any better I'm using the Intel AC7260 and nothing I found so far denotes the connection as AC. INSSIDER shows my max connection at 450, I connect @866.7 all day long.
  • fullyZ's avatar
    fullyZ
    Novice
    Sep 02, 2013
    Sorry for the late reply... i was looking in the wifi status.. to me it connects up to 900 and stuff but performances are a joke, im coming from a 300Mbps adapter and my transfer rate in MB/s is the same.

    I've already tried 100 different HDD with all the possible file systems, USB3.0 doesnt change anything (as it should be).
  • AppleCat293's avatar
    AppleCat293
    Aspirant
    Sep 07, 2013
    fullyZ wrote:
    Sorry for the late reply... i was looking in the wifi status.. to me it connects up to 900 and stuff but performances are a joke, im coming from a 300Mbps adapter and my transfer rate in MB/s is the same.

    I've already tried 100 different HDD with all the possible file systems, USB3.0 doesnt change anything (as it should be).



    To get descent speed and consistent link speeds, I had to flash my router to an older version, from R6300-V1.0.2.68_1.0.49 to R6300-V1.0.2.38_1.0.33. It didn't matter what adapter I used, A6200 (2 different ones), WNDR4100, AE3000, or the AE2500.
  • Mark_K's avatar
    Mark_K
    Tutor
    Sep 08, 2013
    AppleCat293 wrote:
    To get descent speed and consistent link speeds, I had to flash my router to an older version, from R6300-V1.0.2.68_1.0.49 to R6300-V1.0.2.38_1.0.33. It didn't matter what adapter I used, A6200 (2 different ones), WNDR4100, AE3000, or the AE2500.


    See this thread:

    http://forum1.netgear.com/showthread.php?t=87143