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00mpa
Mar 25, 2023Follower
Nighthawk RAX50v2 Wifi Router Not Putting Out 5GHZ
Hello, Recently purchased a Netgear RAX50v2 and it's current firmware is V1.1.3.18_2.1.14. All of the lights are good to go except the 5GHZ one which is not turning on. According to the NetGear a...
michaelkenward
Mar 26, 2023Guru - Experienced User
00mpa wrote:
According to the NetGear app, the 5GHZ band is turned on, but the signal is not being pushed out, hence the light being off.
According to the manual, there is only one LED for WiFi on the RAX50v2.
If the LED is off, then all WiFi is disabled. It isn't band specific.
That LED doubles as an on/off switch. Have you tried pressing it?
I can't tell from your list of "things done".
What do you mean by these?
- Changed 5GHZ band through admin settings via PC- The classic turn off the band and turn it on again.
Did you play with AX WiFi?