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julesandsand
Oct 09, 2019Aspirant
Channel Selection on 5GHz Wireless Access Point
I have a EX6200 configured as a wireless access point. The problem I have is that in this mode it will only work on channels 36-48 which is where my Sky Q mesh lives. The question I have is, do any o...
plemans
Oct 10, 2019Guru - Experienced User
In AP mode, it controls which channels it broadcasts on. In extender mode, the primary router sets the channels and the extender uses the same channels. And the reason it switches is because channels 50-144 are dfs/tpc/indoor channels per european regulations. Not something netgear controls.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
julesandsand
Oct 10, 2019Aspirant
In actual fact thw primary router SOMETIMES sets the channel - hence the problem, sometimes it doesn't.