Slow XR1000 Wifi - Solid LAN

[Bman2022]

Evening All-

I am at a loss as to what the bottleneck is.  I need suggestions.  

1) My previous wi-fi router was wrecked by lightning earlier this week - it would speedtest on Ookla around 450d/80u (just above what I pay for).  The router would no longer broadcast 2.4/5g signals 

2) I replaced this router with an XR1000 - the setup went fine but I only speed test around 89d/60u no matter what I do. 

3) I connected hardwire LAN and it rips right up to 480d/100u so I know the modem and router are capable, it's only the wi-fi side that is bottlenecked. 

I have tried:

-Reset the distribution (which came out of the box)

-Shared excess is on for both application and devices

-2.4 and 5g have the same results - capped right at 89mbit

-Smart connect is NOT enabled

-The router reads during Wizard setup that internet server is 489/100 so I know the router knows the capable speeds. 

-Router is 10' from computer.

-Router is current with firmware (XR1000 1.0.0.64_1.0.49)

-Netgear Armor is active best I can tell 

What do I have to do to 'un-cap' the wifi speeds?  My previous Asus router could do it, I know the Netgear sees it, but somehow it's still limited in it's distributed speed.  

Looking for additional things to try

Thank you!

Benjamin

[Bman2022]

I believe I have this sorted out.  I am unsure what fixed the speeds but they have corrected themselves. 

One of the following fixed my issue:

• I ran through the setup wizard again on the DumaOS / Settings
• I updated the known internet speeds
• I changed the 5g channel to 44 (under settings / wireless setup).

I am now getting 500d/100u which is slightly more than my service tier. 

Thank you-

Benjamin

[Netduma-Fraser]

Well done for resolving the issue and thank you for posting your potential solutions!