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Michael Stachowiak

• January 07, 2025 00:23

Have you done any testing on WiFi mesh between a hardwired AP7 and one just on wireless backhaul WiFi?

Is it WiFi 7?  Have you tested the speeds? 

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  Firewalla

  • January 07, 2025 00:32
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  Wired backhaul is here https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/36925232692115-Firewalla-AP7-Performance

  WiFi backhaul depends on the environment. Since we don't have a shielded building, the numbers we have are not official.

  Unofficial Number: my home, wood house, typical overly expensive Silicon Valley house. Zero neighbors using 6ghz

  • wifi backhaul, I can easily get 1 Gigabit via wifi speed test. (6ghz and 5ghz)
  • wifi backhaul to wifi backhaul (two wifi backhaul chained together, with the last one very very far in the yard), I can get around 700 to 900Mbit

   

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  Michael Stachowiak

  • January 07, 2025 01:32

  That is promising.  Real world potential means more to me than shielded room testing!  I have a similar wooden house approximately 2300 sq ft.  

  For your tests easily getting 1 Gigabit, are there any walls in between?  

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  Firewalla

  • January 07, 2025 03:44

  Between my mesh units, two internal walls or two doors ... depends on if they close or open. The 4 spatial streams definitely do wonders for backhaul for sure

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