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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    The red circled link is wrong. The Huawei was connected to the TP-Link switch until just now. The blue line shows how it WAS connected. Now I have plugged it directly into the TP-Link 476G+ router (as per original image).
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    @thiggins I don't fully understand the stuff about 20MHz and 40MHz bands but will look it up. I didn't change anything on the router. It is as it came delivered. Good point about ethernet. I only checked that the wired laptop was getting 1 Gbps and noted that it didn't drop any connections...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    I just had a quick browse through https://www.asuswrt-merlin.net/features I can hardly understand a word .... way too technical for me .... :confused:
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    :eek:I just googled RMerlin .....
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    I DID say that I was the most technical person in the office (and that's not saying much).... she just bought it because another girl in the office recommended it... I didn't even know till she walked in with it...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    :D A girl in the office just bought it for herself and I borrowed it to test ....
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    Hi So I borrowed a brand new router TP-Link WDR7660 from a friend and did some testing.... the figures below are from the Network Connections in Control Panel in Windows 10 All I did was disconnect the ethernet wire from the Huawei and plugged it into the TP-Link LAN port.... no other changes...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    @L&LD Thanks for your message... TBH it is getting confusing now as different people have different recommendations. The only thing crystal clear is that I need a new wifi router (mesh or normal). Your solution is great as I need to make minimum changes - just a new router or AP. As nearly all...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    @Trip Thank you for the detailed advice. I cannot comprehend all that technical jargon but I will read up on any terms I do not understand. FYI, the problem I have is that I am working in China and I cannot fully understand Chinese but I am the most technical guy in this office - none of the...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    I forgot to comment on the video conferencing. At the office, we have 3 or 4 people running the video conferences at any one time. The other people attending are in many different locations and access the video conferences using their phones, ipads, laptops, PCs, etc... often the audio is...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    I will try to answer all questions in one post..... @Tech Focus The Huawei is the only wifi on the network. When the ISP guy came to install the ISP modem, he tested the speed and told me the speed from the Huawei to the ISP Model was slow. He suggested getting the TP Link R476G+ router and I...
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    Is wifi 6 the solution for my slow office network?

    I have a small office network that contains the following: QNAP 453A NAS connected via ethernet directly to the TP-Link TL-R476G+ Router Huawei WS832 Wifi router (only used as access point) connected directly to the TP-Link TL-R476G+ Router TP-Link TL-R476G+ Router (5 port with no wifi)...
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