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R7900 Is there a limit to the number of connected devices on 2.4 Ghz band?
I have the R7900 and have recently started adding a smart light switches, I have reached the point where when trying to add any device onto the 2.4 Ghz band and I am unable to.
I've looked through the seeting in app and through the website to see if there is any information. I've moved devices off of that band and placed them onto a 5 Ghz band. The problem is that most of these smart devices want to be connected to 2.4 Ghz band. If anybody has a solution that would be fantastic.
Any suggestions? Knowing the limit would be helpful.
Another maybe related question is what is the second 5.0 Ghz band used for? On the box it says for newer devices that support AC but when i do that those devices don't run at full speed.
Thank you.
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On that device is should be 32 devices per band.
but you can always add an extender and connect some to that.
Or a cheap single band router and set it up in access point mode and connect some to that.
https://kb.netgear.com/24043/How-many-WiFi-client-devices-can-my-NETGEAR-router-support
Thank you, Plemans.
- Dual-band WiFi 5 routers: At least 50 client devices
- Single-band WiFi 5 routers: At least 32 client devices
Interestingly enough my router is a Tri-Band WiFi 5. So maybe less per band. Regardless I think your options are a possibility.
Do you have any experience with Smart Connect—Same WiFi network name on 2.4 & 5GHz for automatic band selection?
I'm wondering if doing this would fix my issue. Let the router handle what band works best for each device. I'm thinking of using smart connect first to see what happens and then using an extender.Thank you again.
Smart Connect is horribly broken on NETGEAR routers. I wouldn't recommend it.
