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Trying to extend only my 5GHz with EX6150v2

Slide187
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Trying to extend only my 5GHz with EX6150v2

Hi,

My wifi router is an R6230.  So it broadcasts 5GHz and 2.4GHz.  I also have an EX6150v2. What it seems to be doing in the default setup is connecting to my wifi router via 5GHz only and offering both a 5GHz extended net as well as a 2.4GHz extended net.... What I'd like to do is extend ONLY my 5GHz channel and offfer ONLY a 5GHz connection to it, I would also like it to broadcast the same name as my existing 5GHz network.    Here are my questions:

1. Is that possible with this setup?

2. If so, how would I do it?  Would I need to enable Fastlane and connect the extender and the router with 2.4 to not offer that as a connection?  Or is there just a way to turn off all 2.4 related stuff on the extender?

3. If the extender broadcasts the same SSID as the main router, how can I tell which one I'm on at that moment, or would it just be signal strength that tells me that?

 

Thanks for any info!!!

T

 

Model: EX6150|AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
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DarrenM
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Re: Trying to extend only my 5GHz with EX6150v2

Hello Slide187

 

Yes you can name them the same but they are still 2 separate networks and yes you would have to use fastlane.

 

DarrenM

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