Weak signal for Meraki MR33

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
1

OpenWRT running on the Meraki MR33 seems to not have as strong WiFi signal as it did when running the OEM firmware.

Another issue is that I can be right next to the device and barely get over 200Mb/s over 5Ghz as to the 800+ I see on my Asus Router. Again this was fine on OEM firmware.

Any ideas? I took the device apart again and the antennas are all connected fine.

2
  • Perhaps the OEM firmware had a hardware NAT offloading engine?
  • Newer kernel
  • Changed default WiFi settings
  • Didn't look at power settings

(Providing your Wireless config may offer more clues.)

3

I recently upgraded the firmware to the newest version from the openwrt site and followed the steps from a fresh install to set it up as a dumb AP. Right now being sat next to the AP I'm getting 433Mb/s with excellent signal strength. The WiFi settings I left the same other than the SSID and passphrase. I set the WiFi power settings for the country to UK but left the transmission power as its default.

4

Try to setup on two 5Ghz the same channel SSID and security in my case start working with 866Mb/s

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