Increasing the range of my Extreme AC?

I did some tests with speedtest.net with my Extreme N before disconnecting it and replacing it with a new Extreme AC. In the far part of my backyard I got 7.83Mbps with the Extreme N and I got 13.12Mbps with the new AC. This seems like a very significant increase that I would attribute to the new antenna design? However it also had me thinking:
1. Is there some setting or way to change the range/distance that the signal can travel?
2. Is it possible that the Extreme N was set to broadcast the signal over a smaller area than the Extreme AC?
Thanks.

I think no. Because, the characteritics of an radio signal is determined by the antenna shape, electrical conditions and chip programming. All that joined, make the defined radio field, the "radio footprint" and by the way governed by FCC rules. The "radio footprint" is influenced by constructual condition of building (especially steel reinforcement, water pipes, etc). Some older Wifi accesspoints providing external antenna to support the flexibility of site selection. Without "hacking" the Wifi chip programming, the only way is to try different channel (2,4 Ghz and 5 Ghz) or find a better place/position to prevent interferences or extent the signal range.
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