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Split WiFi Networks
Hello, I just purchased the Nighthawk MR60 Mesh WiFi 6 system. I have a couple of indoor cameras that only work on 2.4 GHz, but they are able to connect to a 5 GHz network, so merged networks don...
Hello unimatrixjohnny,
Welcome to the community! The MR60 Mesh System currently does not support this feature. However, this would be a great suggestion to be added in our Idea Exchange Board for new ideas to possibly be implemented in the future.
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Idea-Exchange-For-Home/idb-p/idea-exchange-for-home
Christian
I have expressed the same concern about devices that I have that operate only on 2.4GHz wifi band. As expressed here devices that operate only on 2.4GHz will only connect in that band. The rub is that I have one device that sets up through an Android app and that app requires that the app platform be connected to the 2.4GHz wifi band. Luckily the app has an alternative method to connect and setup the device which works. That being said it is possible, I have now found, using the web page interface to the router, to disable either or both 2.4 and 5GHz radios in the 'Advanced Settings/Wireless settings menu. This should allow you to deal with your 2.4GHz devices setup and you can reenable the 5GHz band once you are done.
MR60 Nighthawk Mesh Wifi Router
In regard to my previous post, the switches on the MR60 router 'Advanced Setup/Wireless Settings' do NOT turn off the wireless radios but simply select whether or not the SSID is broadcast which is sort of senseless as both radios have the same SSID.
The alternative to dealing with 2.4GHz only devices for me, was to use my TPLink wifi extender which only supports the 2.4GHz band. By connecting my phone wifi to the extender it is possible to set up those devices which require the 2.4GHz band.
Nighthawk MK62 Mesh router