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Joshmarshall123
May 02, 2022Guide
R8000P Slow Speeds Wifi
I recently upgraded from a R7000 router since the 5ghz band kept going offline after having it work perfectly for a few years. I bought the R8000P since it seemed like the range was better for our si...
- May 03, 2022I did the chat support on my phone and they were able to solve my issue. They had me change the channels for each of the 2.4ghz,5ghz1, and 5ghz2.
2.4 - channel 11
5-1 - channel 48
5-2 - channel 161
This seemed to completely solve my slow speed issue. Thanks again for the replies.
ArdithPBrown
May 02, 2022Aspirant
I'm having same issue with my WiFi router, when I connect it to my laptop it connects once but later on it disconnects fast and not connecting for long time. I don't know how to fix it.
- Joshmarshall123May 03, 2022GuideI did the chat support on my phone and they were able to solve my issue. They had me change the channels for each of the 2.4ghz,5ghz1, and 5ghz2.
2.4 - channel 11
5-1 - channel 48
5-2 - channel 161
This seemed to completely solve my slow speed issue. Thanks again for the replies.- FURRYe38May 03, 2022Guru - Experienced User
Glad you got it working. Be sure to save off a back up configuration to file for safe keeping. Saves time if a reset is needed.
https://kb.netgear.com/24231/How-do-I-back-up-the-router-configuration-settings-on-my-Nighthawk-router
Enjoy. 📡
Joshmarshall123 wrote:
I did the chat support on my phone and they were able to solve my issue. They had me change the channels for each of the 2.4ghz,5ghz1, and 5ghz2.
2.4 - channel 11
5-1 - channel 48
5-2 - channel 161
This seemed to completely solve my slow speed issue. Thanks again for the replies.