Mbps or Mb/s means mega bits per second while MBps or MB/s means Mega bytes per second, there are 8 bits in a Byte. The following conversion relationships exist in network communication. Q9: My results are showing 1MB/s download speed, but my ISP provides an 8M network, why?Ī: Usually, the 8M network speed advertised by the ISP is actually 8Mbps. If your bandwidth speed is much lower than 100Mbps, it’s enough to choose a router which has a 100M WAN port, it does not waste your bandwidth speed, and still can provide a better transmission speed in LAN as well. Q8: What should I do if I have a high demand for wireless speed?Ī: If your bandwidth speed is higher than 100Mbps from your ISP, it’s recommended to consider a router that has a 1000Mbps WAN port, such as Archer C9/C8/C7/C5/C2, etc. This is why even the negotiating speed between wireless clients and the router can get 450Mbps(2.4GHz), 867Mbps(5GHz), however, the download or upload speed of the devices is still 100Mbps at most. The WAN port is always connected with the ISP line, so even you have a high-speed bandwidth from your ISP, you can only get a maximum of 100Mbps speed in total. The Archer C60 only has a 100M WAN port, which means the maximum transmission speed is 100Mbps through this port. What causes this issue?Ī: Here takes Archer Archer C60 as an example. Q7: Some customers claimed that after connecting to the Archer router, the wireless clients cannot get a high wireless speed even the ISP provide high bandwidth speed, besides, this speed is much lower than the official publicity, such as 450Mbps(2.4GHz), 867Mbps(5GHz). *For NAT Throughput of WAN to LAN direction of TP-link routers please refer to: Different routers have different capabilities to handle internet data (NAT Throughput of WAN to LAN), the maximum bandwidth TL-WR841N can handle is about 90 Mbps.

Q6: My Fiber internet maximum speed is 200Mbps, but I can only get a maximum speed of 90Mbps with a TP-LINK router like the 300Mbps TL-WR841N, why is this?Ī: The real internet speed depends on the following: The speed you pay for, service connection type, the capability of the router, the current load on the provider's network and the types of cables used. Click here to know more details about this question. There are many factors which will affect the network speed in the network path, such as ISP, interferences, server stability, surroundings and etc. The internet speed is mainly limited by the lowest speed in the network path. Q5: Why do I only get 50Mbps download speed on a speed test tool, when the router says it is a 300Mbps device? A: 300 Mbps refers to the WLAN internal link speed between the router and the computer, it is different from the actual internet speed. If the router has 100mbps LAN ports, normally the local network link speed will show 100Mbps if the Ethernet Adapter and cable support 100Mbps. The wired local network link speed is limited by the capability of router’s LAN ports, the type of Ethernet cables and the Ethernet Adapter of the computer. Q4 ： Why does my wired local network link speed on the computer show 100Mbps when the router says it is 300Mbps capable?Ī: 300Mbps refers to the maximum wireless link speed. In this example, 325Mbps means actual link speed, 1300Mbps means maximum link speed on 5GHz supported by our router.Ĭlick here to know more details about the link speed. Q3: The link speed (wireless) on the computer shows 325Mbps when the router says it is 1300Mbps capable on 5GHz, why the difference?Ī: Different wireless clients will negotiate different link speeds with the wireless router, based on the wireless modes, distance, and noise level (the level of interference from other wireless transmissions). * Wireless connection – Physical or environmental interference, Hardware specifications of router and adapter, the number of antennas, etc.Ĭlick here to know how to check link speed.Ĭlick here to know more about the 802.11 theoretical wireless speed. * Wired connection – Ethernet Port type on the router and the adapter, and the type of Ethernet cable used. The signal link speed is different from the Internet speed.ĭifferent connection methods have different factors that affect the link speed: The wireless link speed is the internal WLAN connection speed between the computer/wireless client and the router. Q2: What does the Signal Rate in the device specifications mean?Ī: Signal Rate means the maximum wireless link speed the router can provide. * Due to network fluctuations and line disturbances in the actual speed measurement, we recommend performing multiple tests to obtain accurate results. You can try one of the most popular sites: or use its app to test the internet speed using your PC/smartphone. Q1: How do I know the actual internet speed of my connection?Ī: There are various speed-test tools online.

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