Boosting wireless performance

[79wjd]

I'd like to boost the transfer speeds I'm getting from my router as due to reasons I have to remain wireless but I do do a decent bit of transfers over the network. 

 

In my room I'm getting around 13MB/s transfer speeds whereas if I move right next to the router I'm able to get that up to 60MB/s (which is also a bit low I think). 

 

The router: Asus AC68u 

The three devices connected to the 5ghz AC band are a late 2013 rMBP, an Asus PCE-56u, and my Sony X850c TV. 

[Cerberus3]

A few things to note that I've personally benefitted from with wireless tech.

 

1. 5ghz has less interference, but a shorter wavelength (range) than 2.4ghz, so if distance from the router is an issue, you should probably connect that device via 2.4ghz and search for any improvement.

2. Try changing the wireless channel frequency to something else. I think you can choose from 1-11, usually 1, 6, and 11 are the most commonly used. This is especially important in areas such as apartment complexes or townhouses where a lot of interference or "noise" can occur.

 

Are these speeds you are reporting local on the home network or over the web? Are you measuring in 60 MB or 60 Mb, as there is a significant difference. 60MB is equal to 480mbps which is over the advertised speed of a wireless N connection (usually 450mbps per wavelength). Is the device you tested the network transmission speeds with an AC capable device?

 

There are a lot of things to factor in, as you can see.

[79wjd]

A few things to note that I've personally benefitted from with wireless tech.

 

1. 5ghz has less interference, but a shorter wavelength (range) than 2.4ghz, so if distance from the router is an issue, you should probably connect that device via 2.4ghz and search for any improvement.

2. Try changing the wireless channel frequency to something else. I think you can choose from 1-11, usually 1, 6, and 11 are the most commonly used. This is especially important in areas such as apartment complexes or townhouses where a lot of interference or "noise" can occur.

 

Are these speeds you are reporting local on the home network or over the web? Are you measuring in 60 MB or 60 Mb, as there is a significant difference. 60MB is equal to 480mbps which is over the advertised speed of a wireless N connection (usually 450mbps per wavelength). Is the device you tested the network transmission speeds with an AC capable device?

 

There are a lot of things to factor in, as you can see.

1. I've tried 2.4ghz and get about the same performance. 

 

2. I'm pretty far away from other networks/homes -- so interference isn't a big issue, plus I have scanned the area as well as tried multiple different channels -- all with similar results. 

 

I'm measuring in MB/s. 60MB/s certainly isn't bad, and I'd be thrilled if I was able to get those kind of speeds in my room, but right next to the router I should still be able to do better. Yes, everything is capable of AC. 

[AMICLG]

There are only two channels on the 5GHz spectrum that don't overlap for AC due to it needing 80MHz of bandwidth for full speeds. Those are channels 36 and 149 which co-channel 36-48 and 149-165. Use Wifi Analyzer and see if there are other 5GHz networks around. Make sure the router is in AC only 80MHz mode for the 5GHz as well.