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Re: manual switching from 2.4 to 5.0

kilopilot
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manual switching from 2.4 to 5.0

My computer automaticly selects 2.4 G and that is so overloaded that I am only getting 10MBPS yet on my other computer using 5.0G I get 300MBPS.  How can I get devices to switch to 5G manually? 

Model: RBK50| Orbi AC3000 High-Performance Tri-Band WiFi System
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OrbiPhilip
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Re: manual switching from 2.4 to 5.0

From This Post:

1. Enable Telnet on http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm

2. Open Terminal (or whatever your command line app is) and enter:

telnet 192.168.1.1

3. After you're connected enter the following 3 commands, pressing Return after each one:

config set wla_ssid="Whatever You Want to Call Your 5 GHz Network"
config commit
reboot

4. Disable Telnet on http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm

 

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ekhalil
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Re: manual switching from 2.4 to 5.0

You can set the computer wifi adapter to prefer 5GHz.

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ekhalil
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Re: manual switching from 2.4 to 5.0


@ekhalil wrote:

You can set the computer wifi adapter to prefer 5GHz.


It's only the client that can choose which band to connect to in  a single SSID.

In My Windows Computer, in the Wireless Adapter Settings, I have the following:

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I did not see similar settings in my MacBook.

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