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namlah1936
Aspirant
Nov 19, 2020

HOW TO DISABLE THE 5 G BUT KEEPING THE 2.4G ACTIVE ONLY ON A AC 1750 SMART WIFI ROUTER

HOW CAN I DISABLE THE 5G ON A AC1750 SMART WIFI ROUTER AND KEEP THE 2.4G ACTIVE
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namlah1936
Aspirant
Nov 20, 2020

I have a sensi wifi thermostat that requires 2.4v for it to work properly

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 20, 2020

You don't have to shut off 5ghz for it work. You simply have to have make sure the phone is connected to the 2.4ghz during setup of the thermostat. 

You shouldn't need to but its lazy coding on the developers side that cause you to need to do so.