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hatanmaek
Aug 16, 2023Follower
5ghz network no longer appearing as an option to connect to
5ghz Wi-Fi network no longer appearing in my networks I have a netgear nighthawk R6700v3 and my 5g network just disappeared one day and I have no idea how to get it back. I’ve tried calling the netg...
plemans
Aug 16, 2023Guru - Experienced User
do you have smart connect enabled?
That combines the 2.4ghz and 5ghz into what most systems see as a single ssid. so it doesn't show up as separate.
michaelkenward
Aug 16, 2023Guru - Experienced User
plemans wrote:
do you have smart connect enabled?
That combines the 2.4ghz and 5ghz into what most systems see as a single ssid. so it doesn't show up as separate.
Unless it was added with new firmware, the R6700v3 "smart" router, does not support "smart connect". I checked the manual.
- plemansAug 16, 2023Guru - Experienced User
My bad. I though the v3 had it.