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Nighthawk x6 R7900 5ghz isn’t discoverable
Noticed that my 2.4G and second 5G band were showing up on all my devices, but not the first 5G band. I’ve updated the firmware, I’ve disabled the broadcast then enabled it, and I’ve also reset it bac...
Smart COnnect enabled? Read this -> https://kb.netgear.com/25346/What-is-Smart-Connect-and-how-do-I-enable-or-disable-it-on-my-Nighthawk-router
"For Smart Connect to work, both 5 GHz radio bands must use the same WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password). That means that when you connect to the router with WiFi, you see only one 5 GHz SSID that connects to both 5 GHz radio bands. If you enable Smart Connect and the SSID and passwords for both 5 GHz radio bands do not match, the WiFi settings for 5 GHz radio 1 overwrite the WiFi settings for the 5 GHz radio 2."
Smart Connect is not enabled. I tried enabling it after reading your comment to see the effect, but it combined the bands into 1 band.
Thanks for making sure I didn’t have it enabled. Still up for more suggestions.
Thanks for making sure I didn’t have it enabled. Still up for more suggestions.