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PLW 1000. How do I choose for it to use 5g instead of the 2.4. How do I shut off the wifi
The specs say its compatible with 2.4 and 5g. How do I make sure its using the 5g mode. Coming out of my router, its connected via ethernet obviouisly. My router is 2.4 and 5g capable tri band. Also...
Everything I said up to that point is NOT irrelevant for all of the people who buy it to use it in WIFI mode.
BUT, to be even more clear, yes, yes, I am trying to figure out how to disable or turn off the WIFI feature of the POWERLINE adapter itself and ONLY use its wired ethernet port. There is nothing I can find in the utility or manual on how to do this
Looking at the powerline utility, there is no option to turn off wifi.
I guess that Netgear assumes that people who buy a wifi Powerline device want to use wifi, and people who don't want wifi buy a LAN-only powerline device.
In any case, I suspect that you are barking up the wrong tree as your understanding of how things work may be a bit wonky.
Take this bit:
I reasoned that if I dedicated the full signal its getting from the wiring system, to the ethernet output port, and it was NOT sharing signal with brodcasting 2.4/5g WIFI, it would be better
It makes no sense. LAN is digital technology, there is no "signal strength" to worry about.
Having the wifi turned on will not, as you put it earlier, "drag down the signal" on the ethernet (LAN).
Don't worry about theoretical scenarios. Just leave the wifi turned on and see how things work. It might even come in useful.