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simontplnkt6oO

2021-10-19 14:42:58 - last edited 2021-10-22 03:15:20

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WR841N - speed drops dramatically :(

2021-10-19 14:42:58 - last edited 2021-10-22 03:15:20

Model: TL-WR841N

Hardware Version: V14

Firmware Version: 0.9.1 4.17 v0001.0 Build 200903 Rel.58674n

I have this access point in another part of the house conneted to the main router by a 10m ethernet cable. It works ok but the speed dramatically drops.

If I plug the same ethernet cable directly into the back of the computer (with the other end in the router) I get download speeds of 120mbps+ but when I put the ethernet cable into the TL-WR841N access point and then connect the computer to it the speed is only around 25mbps :(

Any ideas?

I've done a factory reset of the access point but that's not made any difference.

Thanks.

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Kevin_Z

2021-10-25 07:28:22

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Re:WR841N - speed drops dramatically :(

2021-10-25 07:28:22

@simontplnkt6oO

Is the WR841N working in Access Point mode? Is it connected to the main router via LAN or WAN port? Please follow this guide to reconfigure it into Access Point mode:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/1384/

Please compare the link speed on the computer when it is connected to the main router directly via the 10m Ethernet cable and when it is connected to the WR841N as follows:

https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/2899/

Are they the same?

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2021-10-25 15:26:40

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Re:WR841N - speed drops dramatically :(

2021-10-25 15:26:40

Hi @Kevin_Z - thanks for coming back to me.

Yes already set to access point mode and connected via WAN port.

I'm using a Mac and the Network Utility app has now been depreciated.

Using the speed test app you can see below the test at 16.21 was with the ethernet cable from the router connected through the WR841N - the second test at 16:22 was with the ethernet cable plugged directly into the computer - you can see a big difference :(