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How do I change my 5ghz bandwidth to only be on 40mhz?
I was changing some wifi settings yesterday and did a wifi analyics test from the microsoft store it was saying my 5ghz was at 20mhz bandwidth... I was trying to change channels to one that supported...
I tried that only weird thing is that option is only for 2.4ghz the 5ghz that was not an option for.
I also tried using smart connect and turning off what you suggested and that wasn’t working for me either.
It’s weird I am only seeing 20mhz channels for 5ghz.
I also tried using smart connect and turning off what you suggested and that wasn’t working for me either.
It’s weird I am only seeing 20mhz channels for 5ghz.
There isn't an option for 5Ghz. It's automatic.
Be sure your 5Ghz devices support 40 or 80Mhz channel width as well.
Has a reset and setup from scratch been performed?
What devices do you have that your connecting to the router?
I did a factory reset yesterday when I couldn't get it working but that didn't help. I have 5 devices on 2.4ghz.
The only device connected to the 5ghz is my computer which uses the following...
TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter
Please post about this here for your model router:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-WiFi-Routers/bd-p/home-wifi-routers-nighthawk
Good Luck.
Coldimor wrote:I did a factory reset yesterday when I couldn't get it working but that didn't help. I have 5 devices on 2.4ghz.
The only device connected to the 5ghz is my computer which uses the following...
TP-LINK Archer T9E AC1900 Dual Band Wireless PCI Express Adapter
It isnt the devices that need to support it, it is that netgear does not allow us to change the channel width. I dont need 80 on 5ghz, just as I dont need 40 on 2.4ghz