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Upgraded fiber network, but wifi same speed. What to do?

UlfL
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Upgraded fiber network, but wifi same speed. What to do?

I have a fiber network into the house and the Orbi RBR20 AC220 as wifi. Been 100 Mbit/s on both and worked well. Now I upgraded the fiber to 250 Mbit/s with new router. Wired network in house produces 250 Mbit/s, but the wifi is still on 100Mbit/s. What do I need to do the change the speed on the wifi as well?

Tnx!
/Ulf

Model: RBR20|Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi Router
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CrimpOn
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Re: Upgraded fiber network, but wifi same speed. What to do?


@UlfL wrote:

I have a fiber network into the house and the Orbi RBR20 AC220 as wifi. Been 100 Mbit/s on both and worked well. Now I upgraded the fiber to 250 Mbit/s with new router. Wired network in house produces 250 Mbit/s, but the wifi is still on 100Mbit/s. What do I need to do the change the speed on the wifi as well?


WiFi speed is a function of the device capability and the distance from the WiFi access point.  On the Orbi "app", what does it report for the "Link Rate" to each device?

 

If you use Excel, there is a spreadsheet that displays the information for every device:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/o0eaj5kjs3cpxcc/ORBI%20Soap%20Request.xlsm?dl=0  

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UlfL
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Re: Upgraded fiber network, but wifi same speed. What to do?

Hi

Thank you for answering.

I go without the excel...

Chromecast 195 Mbps

Mobile1 72 Mbps

PC 520 Mbps (if is my PC , but when I run test pgm I get 95 Mbps)

Mobile2 520 Mbps

Mobile3 390 Mbps

Smart clock 390 Mbps

Mobile4 144 Mbps

Speaker 130 Mbps

IoT device1 72 Mbps

IoT device2 108 Mbps

 

Best /Ulf

Model: RBR20|Orbi AC2200 Tri-band WiFi Router
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CrimpOn
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Re: Upgraded fiber network, but wifi same speed. What to do?

It certainly looks like most of the mobiles and the computer should support more than 100mbs.

I am at a loss.

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