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Viko
Dec 19, 2020Aspirant
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 o...
- Dec 19, 2020
> 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.
antinode
Dec 19, 2020Guru
> 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.