NETGEAR WGU624 Why Does the WGU624 Not Reach Full 108 Mbps Speeds?

Reference Manual for the Double 108 Mbps Wireless Firewall Router WGU624
8-8 Troubleshooting
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• Time is off by one hour. Cause: The router does not automatically sense Daylight Savings
Time. In the E-Mail menu, check or uncheck the box marked “Adjust for Daylight Savings
Time”.
Why Does the WGU624 Not Reach Full 108 Mbps Speeds?
Super G complies with IEEE 802.11 a/b/g standards. Because this technology is on the cutting
edge, only some combinations of hardware and firmware support full speeds.
• Super G only works in wireless channel 6.
• Super G routers are set to take 54 Mbps or 108 Mbps adapters (called Auto 108 mode), or just
108 Mbps adapters (called 108 Only mode). If 108 Only mode is set, 54 Mbps adapters will
not connect.
To get maximum speeds:
1. Upgrade to the latest firmware. The Super G technology is actively being improved, so it's
important to keep up-to-date.
2. Use NETGEAR products. Compatibility with non-NETGEAR products is not guaranteed.
3. Only use Super G routers and adapters in your network. Non-Super G devices may slow part
or all of your network to lower speed. If the Smart Configuration Utility status line reads 54
Mbps, your devices are probably operating as a standard 802.11g network.
4. Super G is also affected by factors that limit wireless networks in general. For information
about optimizing a wireless network, see Chapter 4, “Wireless Configuration”.