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fatbouysailing's avatar
fatbouysailing
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Jul 29, 2021

Settings on the M5 Nighthawk need to select 4G only

I have a Telstra Netgear M5 Nighthawk and live on the fringe of town in a rural area where 5G mobile signal is only 2 bars I need to be able to set this device to 4G only as it keeps selecting the highest band 5G while the 4G signal is 4 to 5 bars which is better for data through put. Could you please explain how I set the device to 4G only as I cannot seem to see it anywhere in the this manual located at https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/MR5000/MR5000_UM_EN.pdf

 

 

Also has to select M2 Nighthawk on the model list as there is no M5 in the list?

 

 

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  • michaelkenward's avatar
    michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jul 30, 2021
    fatbouysailing wrote:

    I have a Telstra Netgear M5 Nighthawk

    You have posted your message in the section of this community given over to Nighthawk WiFi Routers. (This is easily done, given Netgear's complicated community structure.)

    Many questions apply to different types of device, so there may be useful responses here, but Mobiler Routers aren't much like standard routers, so you might get more help, and find earlier questions and answers specific to your device, in the appropriate section for your hardware. That's probably here:

    Mobile Routers, Hotspots & Modems

    I will ask the Netgear moderator to move your message.