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Bob5545
Aspirant
Jul 14, 2021

Extending 2.4Ghz devices to the extender, using 5.0 GHz network extender to router!

How do I do this?  I want to have two extender networks, 5.0, and 2.4 that I have created.

 

However, I only want to connect from the extender to the router on the 5.0GHz network.  So when I choose a device that only supports 2.4 GHz it will connect to the extender, and the extender will connect to the router 5.0GHz.  I only want one network the 5.0GHz network active connected from the extender to the router.  Can you do this?

 

The problem is when I connect my 2.4 GHz device to the extender, the extender connects to the 2.4GHz network on the router.

 

I want to use faster 5.0 GHz speeds from the extender to the router for 2.4GHz devices. 

 

I want both 2.4, and 5.0 devices always using the 5.0 extender to router network.

 

Comments?

 

1 Reply

  • plemans's avatar
    plemans
    Guru - Experienced User

    so shut off the 2.4ghz on the router. 

    Or change the ssid names and forget the ssid of the routers 2.4ghz from the devices you want on the 2.4ghz/extender network