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00mpa
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Mar 25, 2023

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...
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 26, 2023

Has a factory reset and setup from scratch been performed since last FW update? Might try this along with unplugging the power adapter for 15 seconds then back in. 

 

Mines workin:

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Nighthawk-with-WiFi-6-AX-and/No-5ghz-SSID-when-setting-160mhz-channel-RAX50v2/m-p/2301061/highlight/true#M32445

00mpa wrote:

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 app, the 5GHZ band is turned on, but the signal is not being pushed out, hence the light being off. Any information, tips and tricks to get this resolved would be great. 2.4GHZ is running just fine. Thank you!

Steps taken:
- Factory reset the router

- Changed 5GHZ band through admin settings via PC

- The classic turn off the band and turn it on again.