NETGEAR is aware of a growing number of phone and online scams. To learn how to stay safe click here.
EX6100 slow speeds
My extension is running at very slow speeds. Ookla shows my base wireless at 15Mbps and my 2.4Ghz extension measures between .8 and 2.2Mbps even when both are in the same room. during setup it was the only network in the area using channel 1... What is going on? Is 10% of throughput a normal performance in extender mode? there is good signal between router and extender.
Can't change WiFi channels on EX6100
I'm in a long single-story house with a Nighthawk R7000 router in the middle and WN3500RP and EX6100 range extenders at both ends, all on Channel 6 (2.4GHz) and Channel 153 (5GHz). After insuring the networks on the new EX6100 are named differently from those on the WN3500RP, everything seems to be working OK. The Nighthawk router shows the 2.4GHz channel as Auto, but allows me to change it; at 5GHz it's Channel 153 with option to change to about 7 other settings. I can't change channels on the EX6100, as the channel selectors for both frequencies are grayed-out and display "Auto". Am I constrained to have the extender's channel be the same as the router's?