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Maxneumie
Oct 29, 2022Guide
New AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Mesh Extender - Slow Connection
Hi there, forgive me as I’m new to this, but I recently purchased and set up a AC1200 Dual Band WiFi Mesh Extender. After running a few speed tests I’m getting in between 18-28mbps download speeds. Fo...
- Oct 29, 2022
The 5ghz will have faster speeds.
I highly doubt your primary router was hitting 300mbps over 2.4ghz.Again, 5ghz is capable of faster speeds but not 2.4ghz.
If you don't like the mesh features, you can disable it and just use separate ssids for it.
plemans
Oct 29, 2022Guru - Experienced User
The 5ghz will have faster speeds.
I highly doubt your primary router was hitting 300mbps over 2.4ghz.
Again, 5ghz is capable of faster speeds but not 2.4ghz.
If you don't like the mesh features, you can disable it and just use separate ssids for it.
Maxneumie
Oct 29, 2022Guide
Beautiful, that worked like a charm. Sorry I couldn’t better articulate what needed to be done, and appreciate all your help!
- plemansOct 29, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Glad it worked for you!
If you took care if it, you can mark it solved so others aren't still trying to fix it 🙂