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Jan 06, 2021Follower
Nighthawk X6 R8000 configuration
Hi, I have a Netgear X6 R8000 router and in the HP ProBook 4740s laptop I have an Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC7260 network card that supports the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz bands. How to FORCE the laptop to connect to the router ONLY in the 5GHz band; I can't turn off the 2.4GHz band in the router because I have devices that only work in this band. Unfortunately, Intel PROSet Wireless software does not have such a possibility - forcing the connection of the network card only in the selected frequency range or I cannot find this setting. I really want this one device (the most important for me) - the laptop to always connect to the router in the 5GHz band. There is no such possibility from the computer side - maybe the router has such an option? How to set a specific device to connect only in the 5GHz band?