Router setup to get to 500mbps

[nadeem_k]

Hi

I recently upgraded by line to 500mbps from 200mbps.

I noticed that my Wi-Fi tops out and around 250mbps.

My setup is as follows:
- Have a Qualitel Wireless AC1200 Dual-Band Gigabit WLAN Router connected to my Fiber box
- The output of the router is connected to my Deco M4
- My wireless network is run through my Deco mesh

When I connect my deco directly to the Fiber box, it doesn't work. Any advice on this would be great.

I am considering getting CAT8 cables to ensure that the cable is not the limiting factor. Any other suggestions?

 

[Mzezman]

Hi

I recently upgraded by line to 500mbps from 200mbps.

I noticed that my Wi-Fi tops out and around 250mbps.

My setup is as follows:
- Have a Qualitel Wireless AC1200 Dual-Band Gigabit WLAN Router connected to my Fiber box
- The output of the router is connected to my Deco M4
- My wireless network is run through my Deco mesh

When I connect my deco directly to the Fiber box, it doesn't work. Any advice on this would be great.

I am considering getting CAT8 cables to ensure that the cable is not the limiting factor. Any other suggestions?

When you connect the Deco do you set it to Rotuer mode (vs AP mode) because the Deco can function as a router. M4 is an AC device but should be able to get 500Mbps on the 5ghz band (with appropriate client devices). It might struggle at the nodes far away though

 

[nadeem_k]

When you connect the Deco do you set it to Rotuer mode (vs AP mode) because the Deco can function as a router. M4 is an AC device but should be able to get 500Mbps on the 5ghz band (with appropriate client devices). It might struggle at the nodes far away though

Currently set up in router mode, I get 250Mbps in both 2.4 and 5Ghz modes when standing within touching distance of the router

 

[Mzezman]

Currently set up in router mode, I get 250Mbps in both 2.4 and 5Ghz modes when standing within touching distance of the router

What device are you testing with? It might be a limiting factor. Also, check that the bands you are using are relatively free of inteference (easier on 5ghz) and that there are no rate limits etc on the Deco

 

[Mzezman]

Currently set up in router mode, I get 250Mbps in both 2.4 and 5Ghz modes when standing within touching distance of the router

According to this the device should get you 500 or at least close enough

 

[SauRoNZA]

Only time you are ever going to get anything near that over wireless is sitting in literally the same room as the Mesh node.

This is also assuming the mesh nodes are actually wired together and not bridged wirelessly.

 

[SauRoNZA]

Currently set up in router mode, I get 250Mbps in both 2.4 and 5Ghz modes when standing within touching distance of the router

Do you any options to choose the Channel Width? Often these things are set to a very low one by default and need to be changed up for higher speeds.

You should have an option between 20/40/80/160Mhz and you’ll only achieve the top speeds on the highest ones but at the risk of lower signal quality.

If you speed is the same on 2.4 and 5ghz it sounds like it’s restricted to 40Mhz only.

 

[craigcul]

Hi another thing to try is in the deco app there is a function to optimise the wireless. Possibly that would help as that function moves the wireless to a less congested channel. Also as one of the other posters said to get best speed out of the mesh they need the back haul to be with cables not wireless. Hope this helps.

 

[marine1]

When you connect the Deco do you set it to Rotuer mode (vs AP mode) because the Deco can function as a router.

Sorry for thread hijack
Can I ask why do you advise this?
I am using my Zytek router / modem that connects to my fibre then have my 3 decos running on AP mode around the house, wouldnt that be better? The main deco runs via cable into the Zytek so wouldnt access point be better and not router and if you say router , why?

Thanks

 

[Fcon_Vpro]

Sorry for thread hijack
Can I ask why do you advise this?
I am using my Zytek router / modem that connects to my fibre then have my 3 decos running on AP mode around the house, wouldnt that be better? The main deco runs via cable into the Zytek so wouldnt access point be better and not router and if you say router , why?

Thanks

They werent advising it, they were making sure that the setup was correct.
Your setup as you have described is correct.
If you used router mode it would be incorrect, although technically/thoeretically it can work depending on settings, but AP is the correct mode in your setup.

If you took out your Zytek router, and connected the decos directly to the fibre, then you would setup router mode.

 

[nadeem_k]

They werent advising it, they were making sure that the setup was correct.
Your setup as you have described is correct.
If you used router mode it would be incorrect, although technically/thoeretically it can work depending on settings, but AP is the correct mode in your setup.

If you took out your Zytek router, and connected the decos directly to the fibre, then you would setup router mode.

So in my case when I put it in router mode and directly into the fibre box, it doesn't work...

 

[Mzezman]

So in my case when I put it in router mode and directly into the fibre box, it doesn't work...

Are you able to capture your username and password (the one from your ISP)?

 

[Mzezman]

Sorry for thread hijack
Can I ask why do you advise this?
I am using my Zytek router / modem that connects to my fibre then have my 3 decos running on AP mode around the house, wouldnt that be better? The main deco runs via cable into the Zytek so wouldnt access point be better and not router and if you say router , why?

Thanks

Some people prefer having the Deco running as a router - it simplifies their network setup. Having another device adds another item that could cause internet issues

 

[nadeem_k]

Are you able to capture your username and password (the one from your ISP)?

Nope, how do I get that? and how do I use it?

 

[Mzezman]

Nope, how do I get that? and how do I use it?

If you do not have that readily then perhaps your ISP uses DCHP to give you access - in which case you would need to change the settings on the Deco to be DHCP as well. I unfortunately do not have the step by step to do this but there should be an option in the Deco App.

 

[Johnatan56]

Currently set up in router mode, I get 250Mbps in both 2.4 and 5Ghz modes when standing within touching distance of the router

How many devices are connected? Bandwidth is split among all connected devices even if they're not using it.

802.11ax / wifi 6 supports OFDM which should sort that out, but devices need to support it, so will take a bit to properly propagate to all of them.


You'll also need pretty good signal/same room for 500Mbps probably, and a channel width of at least 40, just set it on auto.

Overall if you really need the speed consistently, go cable.

Cat8 makes no sense if we're talking under 100m, Cat5e/6 is fine (different chat if this is through difficult areas if cable replacement might be a problem).

 

[bwana]

What's the best setup if someone already has a Huawei AX3? Should they get a few more AX3s, or maybe a couple WS5200s, or would incorporating a few Deco M4s be better?

 

[bobcpt]

Hi

I recently upgraded by line to 500mbps from 200mbps.

I noticed that my Wi-Fi tops out and around 250mbps.

My setup is as follows:
- Have a Qualitel Wireless AC1200 Dual-Band Gigabit WLAN Router connected to my Fiber box
- The output of the router is connected to my Deco M4
- My wireless network is run through my Deco mesh

When I connect my deco directly to the Fiber box, it doesn't work. Any advice on this would be great.

I am considering getting CAT8 cables to ensure that the cable is not the limiting factor. Any other suggestions?

Buying more expensive cable is not the solution to your problem. Cat 5 cable support up to 100Mbps speeds, while cat 5e reliably supports 1000Mbps / gigabit speeds. Cat 6 and higher cables are needed when you want to have connections speeds that exceed the 1000Mbps threshold. Secondly, in order to attain speeds that exceed one gigabit, you would need to upgrade the ethernet devices on your network, i.e. network cards, switches, routers, cabling etc.

Installing ethernet cable in your house may require more effort compared to setting up a wireless mesh system, but it is the most reliable way of bringing high speed capacity as close as possible to your remote access points.

 

[nadeem_k]

Buying more expensive cable is not the solution to your problem. Cat 5 cable support up to 100Mbps speeds, while cat 5e reliably supports 1000Mbps / gigabit speeds. Cat 6 and higher cables are needed when you want to have connections speeds that exceed the 1000Mbps threshold. Secondly, in order to attain speeds that exceed one gigabit, you would need to upgrade the ethernet devices on your network, i.e. network cards, switches, routers, cabling etc.

Installing ethernet cable in your house may require more effort compared to setting up a wireless mesh system, but it is the most reliable way of bringing high speed capacity as close as possible to your remote access points.

The faster cable was just from the fibre box to my router, I have a deco which is a mesh system with a gigabit port

 

[Fcon_Vpro]

What's the best setup if someone already has a Huawei AX3? Should they get a few more AX3s, or maybe a couple WS5200s, or would incorporating a few Deco M4s be better?

Depends on the speed you want and price you are willing to pay.
If money isnt an issue, then get Deco's or even Xiaomi AX3000's (Currently R1100 per mesh device at takealot) work nice. I have an AX3 as the router, with 3 Xiaomi AX3000's around my house/garage, covers about 800m2 of my property.

If you are on a budget then look at used AX3's. The AX3's are easy to find used on Facebook marketplace and carbonite for around R600 each.
The AX3 will give wifi6, the WS5200's will only give wifi5.
If you just looking to extend range by creating a mesh network, the WS5200's will work.
If you are looking for speed on your mesh, then AX3 will be better.