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Shakumdown
Sep 15, 2017Guide
R9000 5Ghz Radio not enabled although LED showing enabled. 5Ghz Radio not working
My R9000 has the latest firmware (V1.0.2.40), but 5GHz radio not functioning. The 5GHz radio is enabled within the Wireless Settings menu, with SSID enabled and no schedule, but 5GHz signal does not...
- Sep 15, 2017
this is a strange one...have you tried to do a hard reset to see if that clears things up?
michaelkenward
Sep 16, 2017Guru - Experienced User
If Adewale's good idea does not work, try turning the wifi switch on the device on and off.
I have seen earlier reports here of the physical switch overriding the internal wifi settings.
Shakumdown
Sep 16, 2017Guide
Thanks Michael. Adewale's suggested procedure did help resolve the problem.
Thanks for your help as well.
Thanks for your help as well.
- michaelkenwardSep 16, 2017Guru - Experienced User
Well done. You might like to mark Adewale's suggestion as the solution. In that way later victims can home in on the advice more quickly.