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LudvigBerghe
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February 21, 2026
Question

Meta Quest 3 freezes the router

My wifi bought the Meta Quest 3 to our son. It is updated but I can't seem to get it to work with our home network, the Meta Q 3 destroys the network every time.

We have a Zyxel Air FWA510 5G modem/router (Wifi 6), excellent 5G reception, stable, fast, everything runs smoothly, 4k streams on Chromecast, Xbox series X gaming etc until... my son turns on the Meta Quest 3, after 2-15 minutes everything freezes and the router has to be rebooted.

Went through all available router setting, found nothing that helped, created separate networks, switched between 2,4 GHz and 5,0 GHz and no differences, updated to the latest firmware. Can't turn off QoS in the router settings. The router is 1-2 meters from the VR-set, so literally as close as you can get. We don't do any PC-gaming, only built in games.

If a create a wifi hot-spot on my phone, it all runs smooth (same carrier/isp as the 5G router). What should I do??

    6 replies

    LudvigBergheAuthor
    Participant
    February 21, 2026

    Would a wired connection to an access point solve this issue? Thinking about buying the Zyxel NWA50BE PRO, Wifi 7, 6GHz access point and use it just for the Meta Quest 3. Or would it too destroy my router when the Meta Q 3 connects to the AP?

    LudvigBergheAuthor
    Participant
    February 21, 2026

    Any tips on brand/models of Access points that works great with the MQ3 are appreciated. Preferable on the 6Ghz network with the other networks (2,4 and 5 Ghz turned off).

    steve40
    steve40
    Honored Contributor
    February 21, 2026

    You've obviously seen this thread already:

    Quest 3 WiFi connection takes down internet | Meta Community Forums - 1355975

    It seems to be a very rare situation. The OP did not find a solution and ditched the headset.

    I'd suggest either trying a different brand router (or maybe you could test the headset on a friend's wifi network) or assume the headset may be faulty and try to get an exchange from your retailer if possible.

      LudvigBergheAuthor
      Participant
      February 23, 2026

      Installed the Access point Zyxel NWA50BE PRO (wired connection from my router) and gave i a separate 6Ghz, Wifi 7 network (I know it becomes Wifi 6e for the Meta Q 3), it works better, but my Google Nest Audio stopped working and the the network became sluggish after an hour of plating.

      steve40
      steve40
      Honored Contributor
      February 24, 2026

      Did you see the reply to you in the other thread?

      If that's not the problem, then at this point I'd be suspecting the headset might be faulty and trying to get an exchange from the retailer.

      I use an older Huawei HG659 router with no issues at all on 5 GHz and AirLink is working quite nicely for PCVR gaming (even with family simultaneously watching YouTube etc). I might get a 1-2 second freeze maybe every 30 minutes, which could easily be eliminated by using wired Link, but I can't be bothered 🙂.

        LudvigBergheAuthor
        Participant
        February 28, 2026

        The Meta Quest 3 seems to work better now, when it is using a separate Access Point (Zyxel NWA50BE PRO ), Im not fully done evaluating this new setup though.

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