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cssaus
Aspirant
Nov 11, 2018

A6100 Wifi USB Mini Adaptor - Increase connection speed

Just installed an A6100 WIfiFi USB mini adapter and connected by 5Ghz to my WNDR4500 adapter. The connection is running a 150mbps. I thought by connecting to 5Ghz I ought to be able to get a higher connection speed.

 

Mp laptop with the adapter is physically located about a metre away from the router.

 

Is there some setting I'm overlooking or is it meant to be that way?

 

Steve

 

4 Replies

  • Blanca_O's avatar
    Blanca_O
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    Hi cssaus

     

    Welcome to NETGEAR Community!

     

    What is your subscribed speed? Expected speed?

    What is the speedtest result when connected to 2.4GHz?

     

    Regards,
    Blanca
    Community Team

    • cssaus's avatar
      cssaus
      Aspirant

      The connection speed on the 5Ghz channel is 150Mbps. When I connect on the 2.4Ghz channel I see 72.2Mbps. These are the speeds I seen when I go into the Network & Sharing centre & click on the wifi adapter connection.

       

      I was wondering how to achieve the 433Mbps on the 5Ghz channel? I have downloaded and installed the latest drivers. The laptop with the A6100 is within 2 metres of my Netgear WNDR4500 router.

      • Blanca_O's avatar
        Blanca_O
        NETGEAR Employee Retired

        Hi cssaus

         

        We’d greatly appreciate hearing your feedback letting us know if you need further assistance.
         

        Regards, 
        Blanca 
        Community Team

    • Blanca_O's avatar
      Blanca_O
      NETGEAR Employee Retired

      Hi @cssaus

       

      I think you are referring to the link speed. The adapter is dependent with the router. Can you access the router settings page and check the mode? 

       

      Regards,
      Blanca
      Community Team