I have a Netgear NighthawkAC1750 modelR6700v3 and can't connect to a bird feeder cam

Make contact with the Mfr of the bird feeder about how to use there product.

 

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foxx991 wrote:

I have a Netgear NighthawkAC1750 modelR6700v3 and can't connect to a bird feeder cam because the bird feeder cam can only use 2.4 and everything else I own if using 5!

 

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Sounds like yet another badly written IoT toy.

 

With most IoT stuff, there is no need to mess around with separate SSIDs . Many, many people have connected devices using a simple and temporary fix that does not break the whole reason for buying a Mesh wifi system.

 

Most IoT things work on 2.4 GHz. They will not see, and cannot connect to, 5 GHz wifi.

 

Many makers of IoT devices use an app on a mobile device to set up the thing. Mobile devices usually connect to 5 GHz wifi and don't let you choose 2.4 GHz. The setup app should be able to connect to 5 GHz wifi and still talk to things on 2.4 GHz.

 

Poorly designed apps fall over because they cannot handle installation using a mobile connected to 5 GHz wifi while the IoT toy is on 2.4 GHz.

 

A widely used strategy that works for many people is to forget about separate SSIDs and to follow this strategy:

1. Go into your router's wifi set up (see below)
2. Disable broadcast of 5 GHz radio/SSID
3. Tell the mobile device to forget the connection to that SSID
4. Reboot the mobile device
5. Connect to the SSID
6. Set up the IoT device
7. Go back and reverse step 2

You may be able to miss out steps 3 and 4, depending on your phone and the app.

 

This approach has worked for many people.

 

To work out how to turn off the 5 GHz wifi, visit the support pages:

Support | NETGEAR

Feed in your router's model number and check the section in the manual Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios.

 

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Just another user with time on their hands.