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AC1200 Range Extender - how to get rid of 5ghz band
When I set up my range extender with Negear's software there is an option to uncheck the radio button that should exclude the 5ghz band from being extended. I uncheck the button and proceed with setup, however, the extender includes the 5ghz band and it therefore appears on all of my devices as an available network. How can I delete/exclude the 5ghz band?
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Is there a reason you want to deactivate 5ghz?
Even if you don't want to use it for extending, you could use it for fast lane (dedicates one band for router----extender communication). With 5ghz being faster, you'd end up with lower latency and faster speeds than just going 2.4ghz extending.
Reason why is an extender has to recieve and retransmit with the same chip, and it can't do both at once. So it cuts throughput in half and increases latency. Fastlane helps prevent that.
Thanks for the info. I'm not quite sure what you're talking about but it sounds like I don't want to get rid of it. I just thought that my router was not equipped for 5ghz, so there was no point in having it available. I guess I'm wrong? Do I need to do anythign to set up fastlane?
This question asked by another was not actually answered. I want to deselect 5GHz band because a device connected to the extended network is "hopping" between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands with degraded performance. The 2.4GHz band is stronger and more reliable in the extended location so I want that to be the only one available. However when reset the Extender and re-ran the configuration via Installation Assistant and de-selected the 5G network to have the Extender only carry 2.4 GHz the 5G network still appeared supported after completion. Why?
Jaemes wrote:This question asked by another was not actually answered. I want to deselect 5GHz band because a device connected to the extended network is "hopping" between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands with degraded performance. The 2.4GHz band is stronger and more reliable in the extended location so I want that to be the only one available. However when reset the Extender and re-ran the configuration via Installation Assistant and de-selected the 5G network to have the Extender only carry 2.4 GHz the 5G network still appeared supported after completion. Why?
because the 5ghz can use the 2.4ghz backhaul if the 5ghz isn't connected.
You could always name the 5ghz different so it doesn't use it if you don't want to.
Or disable the radio. If you're using the ex7000, its page 27 of the manual.
If you don't want a 5ghz, the EX2700 is a 2.4ghz only extender and much cheaper being a base N300 device.
