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Pairing up smart bulbs!
I have a Netgear AC1900 cable modem router, model c7000v2. I am at my wits end trying to figure out how to pair my smart light bulbs (Philips Wiz) trying to find the 2.4 ghz connection. I have l...
Yes I have 2 different wifi networks available on my phone, the Netgear5 and Netgear5-5G.
I went in to the settings using admin as username, and see that both networks are enabled and they are each called a different name SSID. I will again try the Philips Wiz chat option to see if they can help me.
plemans wrote:Is your phone connected to 2.4ghz while you're trying to setup?
One thing I have discovered while watching various youtube videos, is, that there should be a way for me to disable 5G wireless. So I went in to my router login, and unchecked the "Enable 5G". But then I got a pop up something like I cannot disable with WPA?? Not sure exactly the message....what I am getting at is this, isn't there a way for me to turn OFF 5G, set up my light bulbs with the 2.4 G , then go back and turn 5G back on??