Wifi 6 is not showing

[slavago]

Configuring my new AXE7800 (RAXE300) router, Wifi 6 is enabled but now showing up neither on my MacBook pro 16" M1 nor on my Samsung Galaxy S22+.

Any ideas what can be the issue here is highly appreciated.

Thanks

[Razor512 · Accepted solution]

Can't seem to find much on the WiFi regulations there in terms of which channels are allowed.

The closest info i can find seems to be just what wikipedia is linking to, since non-archived links do not seem to be working.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210208150427/https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law01/164_008.htm

Beyond that, the 6GHz lists are still pretty small and in great need of more entries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#6_GHz_(802.11ax)

At this point, the only way I can think of to minimize trial an error to see which channels work, is to check if Israel has the equivalent of a searchable FCC style database, such as https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid where you can input an a regulatory ID of a device and it will tell you which frequencies it is allowed to operate on, thus effectively providing up to date info on what is generally allowed.

[Razor512]

The M1 based macs do not support the 6GHz band, thus they will only see the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands but will support the 802.11ax standard on those bands.

The Galaxy S22+ is capable of seeing the 6GHz band, but it will only do it in regions where the government allows the use of the 6GHz band.

If no device can see any of the bands from the router, then I recommend doing a factory reset of the router, and don't load any backup config file.

Beyond that, if there is a scenario where the router is from a different region, then make sure it is using channels that are supported in your region.

[slavago]

Thanks for your reply.
The router is purchased in US (region in wifi settings us USA), I'm located in Israel, wifi 6e is allowed to be used in Israel. So maybe it's definitely channels issue, maybe you know where I can find information about channels for different countries?
Btw, it's not possible to change region in the router.

Thanks a lot!

[Razor512 · Accepted solution]

Can't seem to find much on the WiFi regulations there in terms of which channels are allowed.

The closest info i can find seems to be just what wikipedia is linking to, since non-archived links do not seem to be working.

https://web.archive.org/web/20210208150427/https://www.nevo.co.il/law_html/law01/164_008.htm

Beyond that, the 6GHz lists are still pretty small and in great need of more entries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels#6_GHz_(802.11ax)

At this point, the only way I can think of to minimize trial an error to see which channels work, is to check if Israel has the equivalent of a searchable FCC style database, such as https://www.fcc.gov/oet/ea/fccid where you can input an a regulatory ID of a device and it will tell you which frequencies it is allowed to operate on, thus effectively providing up to date info on what is generally allowed.

[slavago]

Thanks!
Will try to find, it's definitely something that Samsung phone changed upon arrival to Israel, as same phone with the same router worked fine in US few days ago.

Really appreciate your assistance.