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EAX12 doesn't see and won't connect to my 5ghz network
I have AT&T Fiber with a BGW320-500 router/gateway. It broadcasts one SSID for both networks allowing for the best connection for each specific device. I have a couple of dead (or very poor) wifi spo...
Firmware is 1.0.3.34
The SSID and password both use _ in them. I also have a couple of neighbors using the same AT&T device, with different SSIDs of course, and they also only show under the 2.4Ghz network as well. Nothing from them shows in the 5Ghz table either.
Have you tried setting it up using the wps method?
try that and then log into the EAX's status page and get a screensnip.
I'll do that today. I also did verify that my phone can connect with a strong signal via 5Ghz to the router from the same point where the extender is.
OK, using WPS, the AX1600 (EAX12) connects to the 2.4Ghz network only and this is with the extender in the same room as the router, so I am sure it is not a signal strength issue. I am only getting a 144Mhz connection using 2.4 and with this being a repeater, I get only about half that in my connected devices. Surely if I could get this to connect via 5Ghz it would surely be better (wifi6).
So log into the extender using its ip address and get a screensnip of its status page