RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD - RouterOS 6.48.3 - AC wireless preformance [Unsolved]

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1

Hey there !

yes there was gazylion of question about poor 5G performance, so let me ask it again with some more spec:

  1. wifi cards spec
C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh wlan show drivers

Interface name: Wi-Fi 3

    Driver                    : Killer(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX1650x 160MHz Wireless Network Adapter (200NGW)
    Vendor                    : Intel Corporation
    Provider                  : Intel
    Date                      : 03.03.2021
    Version                   : 22.40.0.7
    INF file                  : oem158.inf
    Type                      : Native Wi-Fi Driver
    Radio types supported     : 802.11b 802.11g 802.11n 802.11a 802.11ac
    FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
    802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
    Hosted network supported  : No
    Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
                                Open            None
                                Open            WEP-40bit
                                Open            WEP-104bit
                                Open            WEP
                                WPA-Enterprise  TKIP
                                WPA-Enterprise  CCMP
                                WPA-Personal    TKIP
                                WPA-Personal    CCMP
                                WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
                                WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
                                WPA2-Personal   TKIP
                                WPA2-Personal   CCMP
                                Open            Vendor defined
                                WPA3-Personal   CCMP
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
                                WPA3-Enterprise GCMP-256
                                OWE             CCMP
    IHV service present       : Yes
    IHV adapter OUI           : [00 00 00], type: [00]
    IHV extensibility DLL path: C:\WINDOWS\system32\IntelIHVRouter08.dll
    IHV UI extensibility ClSID: {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}
    IHV diagnostics CLSID     : {00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000}

Interface name: Wi-Fi 2

    Driver                    : Realtek 8814AU Wireless LAN 802.11ac USB NIC
    Vendor                    : Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Provider                  : Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
    Date                      : 30.07.2019
    Version                   : 1030.36.604.2018
    INF file                  : oem60.inf
    Type                      : Native Wi-Fi Driver
    Radio types supported     : 802.11n 802.11g 802.11b 802.11ac 802.11n 802.11a
    FIPS 140-2 mode supported : Yes
    802.11w Management Frame Protection supported : Yes
    Hosted network supported  : No
    Authentication and cipher supported in infrastructure mode:
                                Open            None
                                WPA2-Personal   CCMP
                                Open            WEP-40bit
                                Open            WEP-104bit
                                Open            WEP
                                WPA-Enterprise  TKIP
                                WPA-Personal    TKIP
                                WPA2-Enterprise TKIP
                                WPA2-Personal   TKIP
                                WPA-Enterprise  CCMP
                                WPA-Personal    CCMP
                                WPA2-Enterprise CCMP
                                WPA3-Personal   CCMP
                                Vendor defined  TKIP
                                Vendor defined  CCMP
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
                                WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
                                WPA2-Enterprise Vendor defined
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
                                Vendor defined  Vendor defined
    Wireless Display Supported: Yes (Graphics Driver: Yes, Wi-Fi Driver: Yes)


C:\WINDOWS\system32>netsh wlan show wirelesscapabilities

Wireless System Capabilities
----------------------------
    Number of antennas connected to the 802.11 radio (value not available)
    Max number of channels the device can operate on, simultaneously (value not available)
    Co-existence Support                        : Unknown

Wireless Device Capabilities
---------------------------
Interface name: Wi-Fi 3
    WDI Version (Windows)                       : 0.1.1.9
    WDI Version (IHV)                           : 0.1.1.9
    Firmware Version                            : F3.58
    Station                                     : Supported
    Soft AP                                     : Not supported
    Network monitor mode                        : Not supported
    Wi-Fi Direct Device                         : Supported
    Wi-Fi Direct GO                             : Supported
    Wi-Fi Direct Client                         : Supported
    Protected Management Frames                 : Supported
    DOT11k neighbor report                      : Supported
    ANQP Service Information Discovery          : Supported
    Action Frame                                : Supported
    Diversity Antenna                           : Supported
    IBSS                                        : Not Supported
    Promiscuous Mode                            : Not Supported
    P2P Device Discovery                        : Supported
    P2P Service Name Discovery                  : Supported
    P2P Service Info Discovery                  : Not Supported
    P2P Background Discovery                    : Supported
    P2P GO on 5 GHz                             : Supported
    ASP 2.0 Service Name Discovery              : Not Supported
    ASP 2.0 Service Information Discovery       : Not Supported
    IP Docking Capable                          : Not Supported
    FIPS                                        : Supported
    Instant Connect                             : Supported
    Dx Standby NLO                              : Supported
    Extended Channel Switch Announcement        : Supported
    Function Level Reset                        : Supported
    Platform Level Reset                        : Supported
    Bus Level Reset                             : Supported
    MAC Randomization                           : Supported
    Fast Transition                             : Supported
    MU-MIMO                                     : Supported
    Miracast Sink                               : Supported
    BSS Transition (802.11v)                    : Supported
    IHV Extensibility Module Configured         : Supported
    SAE Authentication                          : Supported
    WPA3 SUITE-B Authentication                 : Not Supported
    WPA3 SUITE-B FIPS Mode                      : Not Supported
    OWE Authentication                          : Supported
    FTM as Initiator                            : Not Supported
    MBO Support                                 : Supported
    Number of Tx Spatial Streams                : 2
    Number of Rx Spatial Streams                : 2
    Number of Concurrent Channels Supported     : 0
    P2P GO ports count                          : 1
    P2P Clients Port Count                      : 1
    P2P Max Mobile AP Clients                   : 10
    Max ANQP Service Advertisements Supported   : 0
    Co-existence Support                        : Wi-Fi performance is maintained

Interface name: Wi-Fi 2
    WDI Version (Windows)                       : 0.1.1.9
    WDI Version (IHV)                           : 0.1.1.8
    Firmware Version                            : rtwlanu
    Station                                     : Supported
    Soft AP                                     : Not supported
    Network monitor mode                        : Not supported
    Wi-Fi Direct Device                         : Supported
    Wi-Fi Direct GO                             : Supported
    Wi-Fi Direct Client                         : Supported
    Protected Management Frames                 : Supported
    DOT11k neighbor report                      : Supported
    ANQP Service Information Discovery          : Supported
    Action Frame                                : Supported
    Diversity Antenna                           : Not Supported
    IBSS                                        : Not Supported
    Promiscuous Mode                            : Not Supported
    P2P Device Discovery                        : Supported
    P2P Service Name Discovery                  : Not Supported
    P2P Service Info Discovery                  : Not Supported
    P2P Background Discovery                    : Not Supported
    P2P GO on 5 GHz                             : Not Supported
    ASP 2.0 Service Name Discovery              : Not Supported
    ASP 2.0 Service Information Discovery       : Not Supported
    IP Docking Capable                          : Not Supported
    FIPS                                        : Supported
    Instant Connect                             : Not Supported
    Dx Standby NLO                              : Not Supported
    Extended Channel Switch Announcement        : Not Supported
    Function Level Reset                        : Supported
    Platform Level Reset                        : Supported
    Bus Level Reset                             : Not Supported
    MAC Randomization                           : Not Supported
    Fast Transition                             : Supported
    MU-MIMO                                     : Not Supported
    Miracast Sink                               : Supported
    BSS Transition (802.11v)                    : Supported
    IHV Extensibility Module Configured         : Not Supported
    SAE Authentication                          : Supported
    WPA3 SUITE-B Authentication                 : Not Supported
    WPA3 SUITE-B FIPS Mode                      : Not Supported
    OWE Authentication                          : Not Supported
    FTM as Initiator                            : Not Supported
    MBO Support                                 : Not Supported
    Number of Tx Spatial Streams                : 3
    Number of Rx Spatial Streams                : 3
    Number of Concurrent Channels Supported     : 1
    P2P GO ports count                          : 1
    P2P Clients Port Count                      : 1
    P2P Max Mobile AP Clients                   : 2
    Max ANQP Service Advertisements Supported   : 0
    Co-existence Support                        : Unknown
  1. RB config:

set [ find default-name=wlan1 ] ampdu-priorities=0,2,6,7 band=5ghz-a/n/ac basic-rates-a/g=
6Mbps,9Mbps,12Mbps,18Mbps,24Mbps,36Mbps,48Mbps,54Mbps channel-width=20/40/80mhz-Ceee country=no_country_set disabled=no
distance=indoors frequency-mode=superchannel ht-basic-mcs=“mcs-0,mcs-1,mcs-2,mcs-3,mcs-4,mcs-5,mcs-6,mcs-7,mcs-8,mcs-9,mcs
-10,mcs-11,mcs-12,mcs-13,mcs-14,mcs-15,mcs-16,mcs-17,mcs-18,mcs-19,mcs-20,mcs-21,mcs-22,mcs-23” hw-protection-mode=
rts-cts mode=ap-bridge name=wlanAC secondary-channel=auto ssid=x99-ac wireless-protocol=802.11 wmm-support=enabled
wps-mode=disabled
set [ find default-name=wlan2 ] band=2ghz-b/g/n channel-width=20/40mhz-Ce country=poland disabled=no distance=indoors
frequency=auto hide-ssid=yes installation=indoor mode=ap-bridge name=wlanBGN ssid=x99 wireless-protocol=802.11
/interface wireless security-profiles
set [ find default=yes ] authentication-types=wpa2-psk eap-methods=“” mode=dynamic-keys supplicant-identity=MikroTik

  1. here is both DL / UP speed, Killer card is inside noteboot, Alfa connected via USB3.0
    Alfa with 1.3Gb/s Upload to NAS connected over lan to RB4011

    Alfa Upload

    Killer Download

    Killer Upload

There was a 4 / 5 diff configs, secound chanell stay on auto for now and its more stable.

Any tips to make it more stable ?

Thx

2

Yes turn off the wifi and get a real access point.

Try
Band: 5GHz-N/AC
Channel Width: 20/40MHz Ce

3

hello Anav,

thx for reply, changing to 20/40MHz Ce cut the link speed to fixex 400Mb/s but it was still unstable.

Swap back to 20/40/80mhz-Ceee make a stable UPload at ~65MB/s but DLoad is still crappy an jumping from 15-26MB/s.

Any other clue ?

4

I recently purchased the RB4011iGS+5HacQ2HnD and can agree with anav to turn off WiFi and get a better AP.

I had very unstable download speeds between 15Mbps-150Mbps whereas my regular was 300Mbps-400Mbps.

In the end having tried many configuration variations I accepted defeat and returned the iGS+5HacQ2HnD version and instead purchased the iGS+RM whilst using my ASUS RT-AC86U as an access point.

5

well let me open RMA for this. there is so many topics with bad performance in this hmm highend AP / Router.

Thx Guys !

6

Its an excellent router you just got the wrong model,
you need the RB4011 just wired. Not sure where you heard it was recommended to get the wifi model.
In any case, attaching wifi to a router is IMHO not the smart move, a. because wifi technology changes more rapidly and cannot be upgraded in firmware but more
importantly, one can place wifi where it makes sense and not just where the router has to be…

If you want good wifi5 I have had excellent stability with the TP Link EAP245v3 models.
I am itching to try a newer wifi6 620 or 660 at some point.

7

Oh please … stop whining and do it already. And don’t forget to throw your beloved 245’s in my direction real hard.

8

Hahaha, I am waiting to win the lottery.

9

Isn’t buying lottery ticket a prerequisite for winning the lottery? Are you doing anything about it? Or you rather spend the dime on Canadian rye? :wink:

10

RIght now I just wish the sore arm and achy feeling (second covid dose) would go away. If this is like 1/100 of the real thing,frig dont wish this thing on anybody.

11

Which one, Pfizer? I opted for Biontech and had only minor (next to none) side effects. It’s been almost 3 weeks since second shot and I’m almost certified to resume normal life :wink:

12

Moderna, maybe you got a placebo :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye: or are unable to make anti-bodies…

13

I’m not sure about antibodies, but I’m sure I’m allergic … to dummies :stuck_out_tongue:

14

Can you please also post an export of your wireless security profile please ?

Also you may want to try the new RoS 7.1 Beta 6 with wifiwave2 package…https://help.mikrotik.com/docs/display/ROS/WifiWave2

15

well we can close this. RB4011 will go to market. since 70 days i have Qnap QHora-301W where wifi6 is working fine. there is mega limited options and firmware is poor but all is working fine + 2 10GB ports.

16

Does it has QoS options? Just noticed Qnap went into networking industry.

17

not yet … this is not a new product but still is so poor features … simple snmp is missing as well …

18

As stated would have kept the RB4011 for its router functionality, cannot do much better pound for pound and then use the qnap for wifi only…

19

Damn, that’s as bad as consumer grade routers BUT at least you get proper WiFi from it.

20

yee plus 10GB link to the NAS via ethernet is best what they can do :smiley: