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Not connected to 5GHz - is this important? How to solve?
Hi.
Finally got the extender connected to the net by resetting/rebooting it. However I'm told on my Netgear account that I'm not connected to 5GHz, only 2.4GHz. Is this important? And how do I go about sorting this out? I followed all the set up instructions exactly. I'm now back to being confused.
Any help would be great.
Thanks.
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remember 5.0 and 2.4 are different band widths. 5.0 allows faster send , revieve trasmitions but doesnt transmitt as far or as strong as 2.4. When planning placement of extenders or access points use a wifi analyser on your phone a - 40 is best signal and work from there- . E.m.f (electro magnetic fields ) ie refrigerators cyling electric ranges interfer with siganls as well as other wifi objects depending on the channels hand how close in frequency they are . (bleed overs). walk around your house using the wifi analyzer , look for best piont in your to repeat the wifi. it should over lap, like 2 circles intersecting but not covering each other totally, just a bit