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jb1146
Aspirant
Oct 27, 2015

Genie 2.4.22 (IOS) only displays first 5GHz radio when accessing wireless settings

Genie 2.4.22 (IOS)  only displays first 5GHz radio when accessing wireless settings.  I have two R8000s set up as access points, and they both exhibit the same issue.  Firmware on R8000 at 1.0.2.46.
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Babylon5
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Oct 28, 2015

With Smart Connect enabled both 5GHz radios use the same SSID, so that may be the reason for the single listing in Genie. If you scan for wireless networks using a different application or device do you then see two 5GHz APs with the same SSID?

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jb1146
Aspirant
Oct 29, 2015

Yes  If I scan the network with other software (e.g. inSSIDer or iPhone Airport software) I do see each 5G network.

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    Babylon5
    NETGEAR Employee Retired
    Oct 29, 2015

    Well I would suggest that Genie is just using a bit of insider knowledge to display the two Smart Connect 5GHz channels as a single entity.