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Wifi Extender EX 6200 performance
Hello
I just got a Netgear EX6200 for my home office to extend my Wifi.
Living room:
- Cable Modem: Netgear CM700
- Wifi Router: Netgear Nighthack R7000P (AC2300)
Home Office:
- Wifi Extender: Netgear EX6200 (AC1200) - Both 2G and 5G lights are solid green in the front faceplate.
Netgear Analitics app sitting in my home office very close to the extender from my cellphone:
2G:
-62 dBm
84% signal, 78 mbps
2G Ext:
-38 dBm
100% signal, 173 mbps
5G:
-77 dBm
64% signal, 117 mbps
5G Ext:
-38 dBm
100% signal, 173 bps
Using SpeetTest (from phone or PC)
Speedtest 5G: 110 - 130 mbps download
Speedtest 5G Ext: 30 - 48 mbps download
Speedtest 2G: 65 - 75 mbps download
Speedtest 2G Ext: 15 - 20 mbps download
Are these numbers expected? I would have image that besides signal strenght, I would get the same mbps thrugh the extender than my original router.
As an added bonus, I cannot get to mywifiext (.) net anymore. It stays swithcing between "Waiting for ..." and "Processing request ..." until it fails.
100% signal, 173 bps
Using SpeetTest (from phone or PC)
Speedtest 5G: 110 - 130 mbps download
Speedtest 5G Ext: 30 - 48 mbps download
Speedtest 2G: 65 - 75 mbps download
Speedtest 2G Ext: 15 - 20 mbps download
Are these numbers expected? I would have image that besides signal strenght, I would get the same mbps thrugh the extender than my original router.
As an added bonus, I cannot get to mywifiext (.) net anymore. It stays swithcing between "Waiting for ..." and "Processing request ..." until it fails.
Yes, they're correct. Here's why.
An extender has to receive a signal and then retransmit it. It can't do both at the same time. So it cuts its throughput in half (roughly) and increases latency.
2.4ghz is even more sensitive to it because its more sensitive to interference and its already a lower bandwidth radio.
If you need higher speeds, you can try using fastlane mode. Which dedicates one of the radios just for router----extender communication. For some this helps. but for most it doesn't because the 2.4ghz radio is the limiting factor.
Or you can upgrade to a triband extender. it uses one of the high throughput 5ghz radios just for the router----extender communcation. You still get a little drop in speed but its greatly mitigated versus just a dual band one.
Not sure why the mywifiext isn't working. Have you tried using the ip address the router has assigned?
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100% signal, 173 bps
Using SpeetTest (from phone or PC)
Speedtest 5G: 110 - 130 mbps download
Speedtest 5G Ext: 30 - 48 mbps download
Speedtest 2G: 65 - 75 mbps download
Speedtest 2G Ext: 15 - 20 mbps download
Are these numbers expected? I would have image that besides signal strenght, I would get the same mbps thrugh the extender than my original router.
As an added bonus, I cannot get to mywifiext (.) net anymore. It stays swithcing between "Waiting for ..." and "Processing request ..." until it fails.
Yes, they're correct. Here's why.
An extender has to receive a signal and then retransmit it. It can't do both at the same time. So it cuts its throughput in half (roughly) and increases latency.
2.4ghz is even more sensitive to it because its more sensitive to interference and its already a lower bandwidth radio.
If you need higher speeds, you can try using fastlane mode. Which dedicates one of the radios just for router----extender communication. For some this helps. but for most it doesn't because the 2.4ghz radio is the limiting factor.
Or you can upgrade to a triband extender. it uses one of the high throughput 5ghz radios just for the router----extender communcation. You still get a little drop in speed but its greatly mitigated versus just a dual band one.
Not sure why the mywifiext isn't working. Have you tried using the ip address the router has assigned?
Thank you for your prompt reply and explanation. It makes sense now. I tried the fast lane approach both by using the 2.4 and 5ghz radio, and was able to achieve good speeds dedicating the 5ghz radio to the extender, and 2.4ghz to all devices in my office.
With that said, I'm going to upgrade to a tri-band.
I tried the mywifiext site on another PC and it worked. Not sure what happened there.
Anyway, thanks.
nandomango wrote:Thank you for your prompt reply and explanation. It makes sense now. I tried the fast lane approach both by using the 2.4 and 5ghz radio, and was able to achieve good speeds dedicating the 5ghz radio to the extender, and 2.4ghz to all devices in my office.
With that said, I'm going to upgrade to a tri-band.
I tried the mywifiext site on another PC and it worked. Not sure what happened there.
Anyway, thanks.
Glad to hear you got it working a bit better. And you'll like the tri-bands. Once those came out, it was a game changers for extenders. I just wish more people were aware of them.