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EX7300 - Data lag
Hi. I just got an EX7300 last night and the setup went well. I've been experiencing an issue with connectivity, however. When I connect a wifi device (in this case, an iphone) to either of the ...
And here's the fix. Set the HTTP Proxy setting to Auto, leave the URL value blank. I have no idea why this works, but I've tested it a few times and there is no longer a lag or failture in getting through the extender.
Hello coleman10
What kind of speed are you getting on the extender network.
DarrenM
Hey, DarrenM.
The connection to the existing bands are: 2G - 115Mbps, 5G - 701Mbps. Signal strengh is great between the gateway and the extender.
I just connected to the 2G extension from my desktop machine and the speed shows as 144Mbps.
Just found this thread: https://community.netgear.com/t5/WiFi-Range-Extenders-Repeaters/Netgear-Wifi-booster-and-iPhone-hate-each-other/td-p/1222838
I don't have the bands bridged, but I'm experiencing the same problem. I'm not sure if this guy ever found a fix, but it appears that iphones just don't want to work with Netgear extenders.
Thanks.
And here's the fix. Set the HTTP Proxy setting to Auto, leave the URL value blank. I have no idea why this works, but I've tested it a few times and there is no longer a lag or failture in getting through the extender.