While testing I have found out that Mikrotik haplite router is not transmitting the speed at what it is receiving.
here are the steps i have tried to replicate the issue.
I have a broadband plan of 75MBPS speed.
Connected ISP line directly to my laptop and did a speed test and it is showing the expected speed of 75 MBPS.
I have connected this ISP line to input of Mikrotik haplite router.
Have created users in mikrotik. these users need not require radius server to authenticate.
when I connect to mikrotik’s ssid using the credentials which are created in mikrotik and run speed test it is showing not more than15-20 MBPS.
Verified that only one user is logged in to mikrotik.
Tried connecting ethernet cable from mikrotik and laptop and then logged in using the credentials which are created in mikrotik. then the speed is coming to 75MBPS.
I have removed ISP connection to mikrotik router and connected normal home router. through wifi it is giving around 50MBPS speed and through Ethernet it is giving 75MBPS speed.
Using off the shelf router.
Is there any configuration which needs to be corrected in mikrotik settings.
This is about normal in my experience. Due to heavy interference on 2.4GHz it is nearly impossible to get high rates from it - I have never gotten more than 50Mbps unless it is the middle of nowhere with no other homes around. You may need a router with 5Ghz, and a 5Ghz network card, to be able to use the full rate.
Thanks for your reply. As i told you i have tried with normal router which is 2.4GHz. It is giving more than 50MBPS speed. Even in the same mikrotik device it is giving more than 50MBPS before doing any configuration.
Is there any place where I can check settings.
The default settings are already for maximum power etc. The only setting that typically needs customization is the country and frequency mode settings under interface wlan1->wireless tab-> “advanced mode” button, then the “country” and “frequency mode” settings will appear.
The ‘normal router’ you are comparing with may be selecting a different frequency than the MikroTik which has less interference. There are only three channels with 2.4GHz that are non-overlapping. Essentially everything uses either channel 1 6 or 11. You can force the MikroTik to use a specific channel and the interference may be less on the other channel, but if the device you are interfering with is rebooted and it comes up on the same channel as your MikroTik you will have interference yet again.
Depending on how far your computer is from the MikroTik, also keep in mind that the hap lite doesn’t have a very strong antenna, it is designed for a small apartment/flat, and won’t go through walls very well. You can check what signal strength your computer is getting in the wireless registration table, it is ideal to get better than -70 (ex. -60 is a good signal). You can also see what rate is being negotiated on the registration table. If the negotiated rate in the wireless registration table is not very high, your resulting throughput will not be good. The rate will say something like 150Mbps / 2S which means 150Mbps rate with two streams (two antennas/chains working together). You will get in actuality about 1/3 to 1/2 of this displayed rate. So if you see 150 Mbps rate, you will probably get somewhere between 50Mbps and 75Mbps. Your data rate may even be lower, this will depend on signal strength and CCQ. Also check your CCQ value - CCQ value above 90% is good, CCQ below 90% means interference interference will be slowing down your rate.
Also check the CPU utilization - if your CPU usage is very high at 50Mbps throughput then you will hit a CPU limit on your wireless.
Thanks for your reply mducharme. Thisis very helpful. I tried checking all options and figured it out that Band of wlan is setting to B/G. I have set it to B/G/N and it started transmitting higher speeds i.e at greater than 50MBPS. which is as expected.