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cssaus
Aspirant
Nov 11, 2018

A6100 Wifi USB Mini Adaptor - Increase connection speed

Just installed an A6100 WIfiFi USB mini adapter and connected by 5Ghz to my WNDR4500 adapter. The connection is running a 150mbps. I thought by connecting to 5Ghz I ought to be able to get a higher c...
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Blanca_O
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 13, 2018

Hi cssaus

 

Welcome to NETGEAR Community!

 

What is your subscribed speed? Expected speed?

What is the speedtest result when connected to 2.4GHz?

 

Regards,
Blanca
Community Team

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    cssaus
    Aspirant
    Nov 15, 2018

    The connection speed on the 5Ghz channel is 150Mbps. When I connect on the 2.4Ghz channel I see 72.2Mbps. These are the speeds I seen when I go into the Network & Sharing centre & click on the wifi adapter connection.

     

    I was wondering how to achieve the 433Mbps on the 5Ghz channel? I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers. The laptop with the A6100 is within 2 metres of my Netgear WNDR4500 router.

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      Blanca_O
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Nov 18, 2018

      Hi cssaus

       

      We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.
       

      Regards, 
      Blanca 
      Community Team

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    Blanca_O
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Nov 15, 2018

    Hi @cssaus

     

    I think you are referring to the link speed. The adapter is dependent with the router. Can you access the router settings page and check the mode? 

     

    Regards,
    Blanca
    Community Team