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therrera1550
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Jul 26, 2020
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CG4500BD does not authenticate wifi clients despite correct password

Netgear CG4500BD, N900 modem/router.  Firmware version V2.05.18 Hello all, I have had this router as a backup router.  My other router went out and I put this one in its place.  After getting activ...
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    therrera1550
    Jul 26, 2020

    Hello Michael and thanks for your reply.  Last night I stayed up late and went over the setup with a fine tooth comb.  I have never had to work with a dual band wifi router and found that I inadvertedly failed to change the default passwords for the ssid of the 2.4ghz band so when the workstations tried to log in to the correct ssid, the password was wrong.

     

    Then I realized also that the 5ghz band is like a separate network and has its own ssid and parraphrase.  So I configured its ssid and password as well.  Now both bands work and the workstations can get on.  It was my error.

     

    I was afraid I was in for a nightmare trying to get it to work.  It had a happy ending.

     

    Thanks, problem solved.

     

    Tony

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therrera1550
Aspirant
Jul 26, 2020

Hello Michael and thanks for your reply.  Last night I stayed up late and went over the setup with a fine tooth comb.  I have never had to work with a dual band wifi router and found that I inadvertedly failed to change the default passwords for the ssid of the 2.4ghz band so when the workstations tried to log in to the correct ssid, the password was wrong.

 

Then I realized also that the 5ghz band is like a separate network and has its own ssid and parraphrase.  So I configured its ssid and password as well.  Now both bands work and the workstations can get on.  It was my error.

 

I was afraid I was in for a nightmare trying to get it to work.  It had a happy ending.

 

Thanks, problem solved.

 

Tony

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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 26, 2020
therrera1550 wrote:

Then I realized also that the 5ghz band is like a separate network and has its own ssid and parraphrase.  So I configured its ssid and password as well.  Now both bands work and the workstations can get on.  It was my error.

 

That's good news. I'm not familiar with cable stuff, but usually the labels spell out the different 2.4 and  5GHz details.

 

Some people break the rules and set their wifi up to have the same SSIDs and passwords.

 

Newer stuff even does it for them.

 

Thanks for reporting back.