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sitomkins
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Dec 31, 2018
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d7000 guest network defaulting to 5g

hi    im new so please dont bite. ive a d7000 and have had issues where i connect to my 2.4 ssid and end up (showing at least) on the 5GHZ.  RESOLVED by updating firmware to V1.0.1.66_1.0.1 H...
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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Dec 31, 2018
    sitomkins wrote:


     Its only after that connection is made that its going to the 5g network,  which has a seperate SSID and a different password to connect.   

     

    If the ring cannot see 5 GHz, then it is hard to see how it can try to connect to the 5 GHz SSID.

     

    Perhaps you mean that the ring software you are using on the (unknown to us) device is trying to latch on to 5GHz. If so, that is down to whatever device you are using, not the router.

     

    If your wifi clients are getting confused, and you can't work out how to get them to play ball, then you could disable (not hide) all 5GHz SSIDs.

     

    sitomkins wrote:

    Until i updated the firmware yesterday i had the same issue on the non guest networks.  where in the 2.4 ghz networks were being ignored. 

     

     

    Again, as I said earlier that is down to the wifi clients. Not the router.

     

    Is there a ring support forum you can consult? It n might cut to the chase more quickly than running around worrying about a blameless router.