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lrsmith1957
Aspirant
Nov 20, 2022
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Trouble shooting - Nighthawk R7690P Firmware v1.4.4.94 not broadcasting 5G signals

My Nighthawk R7690P has been working fine for years now but I've recently noticed the 5G options have disappeared from the options in the network options on all my devices. That includes my laptop, m...
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    plemans
    Nov 21, 2022

    Have you logged into to check if smart connect is enabled?

    Smart connect combines the 2.4ghz/5ghz channels into one ssid so they don't show up as separate. 

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 21, 2022

Have you logged into to check if smart connect is enabled?

Smart connect combines the 2.4ghz/5ghz channels into one ssid so they don't show up as separate. 

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lrsmith1957
Aspirant
Nov 22, 2022

Thank you, that was it. I'm guessing the last firmware update automatically turned that on.