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MSBayou
Aspirant
Aug 16, 2018

Change backhaul frequency

My EX8000 is currently running 2.4Ghz backhaul. How do I change it to 5.8Ghz? Am I correct that 5.8Ghz backhaul is preferred?

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  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru
    Aug 17, 2018
    MSBayou wrote:

    Am I correct that 5.8Ghz backhaul is preferred?

    Usually yes, but if the extender is too far from the router then 2.4 ghz might be best.

     

    MSBayou wrote:

    My EX8000 is currently running 2.4Ghz backhaul. How do I change it to 5.8Ghz? 

    Does your router use a different SSID for each band?  If so, you can configure the EX8000 to use the appropriate SSID.