# Halowlink2 low bandwidth

**URL:** <https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831>\
**Category:** Hardware\
**Created:** [July 15, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831 "2026-07-15T07:39:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![Makis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Makis](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Makis)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 7:39am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/1 "2026-07-15T07:39:56Z")

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I am using two Halowlink 2 right next to each other, home page shows 9Mbps.

Iperf3 test is about 350Kbps!!!

Any ideas anyone?

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**Author:** ![nate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@nate](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/nate)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/2 "2026-07-15T08:00:46Z")

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Sounds like you probably have duty cycle enforcement in effect. There’s a mode to avoid it, which opens up the full available bandwidth, but currently requires enabling dynamic channel switching.

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**Author:** ![Makis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Makis](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Makis)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/3 "2026-07-15T08:02:36Z")

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Hi nate, thanks for the quick reply

How do I enable this?

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**Author:** ![nate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@nate](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/nate)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:04am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/4 "2026-07-15T08:04:51Z")

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In Network \> Wireless, edit the network in question and uncheck the “Use standard duty cycle” box. You’ll probably need to do this both AP and client-side if it’s HL2s on both ends.

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**Author:** ![Makis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Makis](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/Makis)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 8:14am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/5 "2026-07-15T08:14:49Z")

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Wow, it worked!

We have developed a mobile robot that mows the vegetation in PV parks. I am planning to put one Halowlink2 on the robot and one on the charging station. The unit will be inside the robot and I need to place an outdoor antenna on the robot. Do you have any suggestions like length of connecting wire, type of antenna, db etc?

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**Author:** ![nate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e95f7d/32.png) [@nate](https://community.morsemicro.com/u/nate)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2026, 9:14am UTC](https://community.morsemicro.com/t/halowlink2-low-bandwidth/1831/6 "2026-07-15T09:14:28Z")

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There isn’t really a fully right answer here, a lot will depend on testing. But in general, the shortest possible connecting cable the better, and if it’s a device that will be moving around a lot and dealing with bumps in the terrain, you’ll want to stick with something low-gain (2-3dBi).