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Wifi access point | WNHDE111
Hi there Netgear community
Im basicly a noob about anything computer/wifi related, so I really hope that you guys can/will help me :smileyvery-happy:
The case is:
My router is old. Like, very old. If it were a human it would clearly have gray hair. So....
My router can only run on the 2.4ghz, but I really want to run on 5ghz. So I asked the company, that deliver my internetconnection and asked them for a device. They recommended me to buy an access point that can run on the 5ghz. The guy in the phone did not sound very interested in my inquiry, so I will also just ask this awesome community....
If I buy an access point that can run on the 5ghz, would I then be able to have 5ghz on that network even if the hosting router only can run on 2.4ghz ?
Thanks for the help. And stay healthy in these crazy times.
> If I buy an access point that can run on the 5ghz, would I then be
> able to have 5ghz on that network even if the hosting router only can
> run on 2.4ghz ?Yes. That's the purpose of a wireless access point.
A wireless router is a non-wireless router combined with a wireless
access point. You can attach more than one WAP to a router.
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> If I buy an access point that can run on the 5ghz, would I then be
> able to have 5ghz on that network even if the hosting router only can
> run on 2.4ghz ?Yes. That's the purpose of a wireless access point.
A wireless router is a non-wireless router combined with a wireless
access point. You can attach more than one WAP to a router.advice*