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Viko
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Dec 19, 2020
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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 o...
  • antinode's avatar
    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.