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Transmit Power (TRP) setting in RAX43
Netgear RAX43 -100EU
Firmware Version V1.0.16.132_2.0.92
The router manual states that Transmit Power Control setting on the Netgear Nighthawk RAX43 can be found as follows:
- Once logged in, you’ll see the BASIC Home page or Dashboard.
- Select the Wireless option.
Locate Transmit Power Settings:
- Look for options related to wireless settings, advanced settings, or radio settings or look for the transmit power control under a different name, such as:
- Power Level
- Output Power
- Transmit Power
- Radio Power
- Look for options related to wireless settings, advanced settings, or radio settings or look for the transmit power control under a different name, such as:
I've spent countless hours trying to find the setting, to no avail!
Can someone please tell me if the setting still exists or has NETGEAR hidden it? If so, why?
Why can't they just make settings available and allow the consumer, who has paid money for the router, make their own adjustments and decisions?
Failing that, open firmware up for customization & tweaking!
Making it great again!
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- The manual is outdated. Transmit power has been removed a long time ago and is now locked by region. You cannot change it.
The Nighthawk AX5 5-Stream WiFi Router Models RAX41, RAX42, and RAX43 User Manual was updated in January 2023. The revision is documented, and there no further references to find in the -current- UM.
Thanks for the update.
Unfortunately, it's very disappointing. Pity I wasn't able to determine this before purchase!
I used a R7000 before and was very happy with its performance, to the point, I was going to flash it with DD-WRT to keep it more current especially as there were no more updates for it and user friendly when lightning took it out.
Although the specs point otherwise, I find the Wi-Fi of the RAX43 not as good and efficient as the R7000, hence my quest to find and tweak the Transmit Power. I'm even considering of upgrading the antenna if I can find the correct advice and the right ones for the RAX43. The RAX43 is even showing connected devices incorrectly - some are connected wirelessly, and it shows them as wired and vis a versa.
Bought the RAX43 in March 2024 as the Wi-Fi 6e and 7 versions were unfortunately out of my budget.
Regretfully, I incorrectly assumed that all Netgear Broadcom routers were upgradable to DD-WRT.
It's a pity that these routers can't be tweaked. I wouldn't even mind if somebody kept the original Netgear firmware but tweaked it and added other usefully bits and pieces.
Similar to what Eric Sauvageau - asuswrt-merlin does with Asus routers or as Voxel does to Oribi.
Netgear ought to acknowledge that once a unit is purchased, it belongs to the buyer. Given that they provide only 90 days of support, it should be the owner's prerogative to decide how to use it and customize it!
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