I would think more people using the IP data logger would be having this issue - or maybe they just never noticed it.
I’m going to switch back to my old serial-to-usb logger and see if the maximum gusts are captured and report back.
It would be a bummer if I wasted $200 on the IP data logger. I purchased it to minimize the number of cables going to my PC, which right now is one - the thin power cable to my all-in-one HP.