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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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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