Chapter 4: SURFboard Central mobile app features
Speed Test
The
Speed Test
screen provides the ability to measure the speed between the device
running your SURFboard Central mobile app and the mAX router or satellite to which it
is connected, as well as the speed between your router and the Internet. A speed test
between the device running your SURFboard Central mobile app and the router cannot be
run remotely.
1. Tap
Network
at the bottom of the SURFboard Central mobile app and then
TEST MY
CONNECTION SPEED
or tap
Speed Test
on the
Side menu
.
2. To start a speed test, tap
START TEST
below the speed dial.
When you are home, the test will report download and upload speeds between your
device running the SURFboard Central mobile app and the router, and also for the router
and the Internet. When you are remote, you will get results between the router and
Internet only.
3. While the test is in progress, tap
STOP TEST
if you want to discontinue testing.
4. Tap
VIEW HISTORY
to review and compare previous speed tests. The last 20 speed tests
are retained in history.
Add another mAX
This feature cannot be accessed remotely.
Tap
Add a New Satellite
on the
Side menu
to add 1 or 2 mAX satellites to your home Wi-Fi
network. For more information, see
Adding a SURFboard mAX satellite
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