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CJ_Does
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Jun 08, 2021

C7000v2 not reaching full download/upload speed

Recently upgraded my internet speed through my provider. I should be getting 300mbps down over wireless but only get it over Ethernet.

I get around 150 via wireless. Any suggestions on how to speed the wireless up without doing a reset?

I have too many devices connected to my network and it would take me a day to set everything back up if I did a factory reset.
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  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 08, 2021

    a couple things. 

    1. wireless isn't as fast as wired. 

    2. 2.4ghz is a slow network. ensure your testing over 5ghz. its still not going to be as fast as wired but it'll be faster than 2.4ghz

    3. what device are you testing on? a 1x1 client is going to have half the speed of a 2x2 client

    4. how far from the router is the device you're testing on? and whats in between the 2?

  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jun 09, 2021
    CJ_Does wrote:

    I have too many devices connected to my network and it would take me a day to set everything back up if I did a factory reset.

    You do not need to change anything on your wifi clients if you give the C7000v2 the same SSIDs and passwords as it had before the reset.

     

    CJ_Does wrote:

    I get around 150 via wireless.

    As plemans suggests, that's not bad for many wifi clients. Put it another way, your router can deliver wifi at a gazillion miles an hour but wifi clients stuck in the slow lane will still crawl at a snail's pace.