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Pvking233
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Feb 21, 2018
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No connection to 5ghz channel on AC1600

After losing the connection my my AC1600 on all my devices I unplugged and plugged the router back in with no change. No network showed up, so I factory reset the router. I can now connect to the 2.4 GHz channel but not the 5 GHz channel. It will periodically show in my list of networks but won't connect to any device.

Any idea how to fix this?
  • It ended up being a motion activated light that killed the 5ghz band. With the light plugged in no network connection, light turned off everything is back to normal

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  • It ended up being a motion activated light that killed the 5ghz band. With the light plugged in no network connection, light turned off everything is back to normal
    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User

      Well spotted. Do you think it was down to RF interference?