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johnjon
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What's the difference between signing into netgear 18-5G and netgear18 ?

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John

Model: WNDR4300v2|N750 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router
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The the first, by convention, is a 5 GHz Wi-Fi signal, while the other is a 2.4 GHz signal.  5 GHz Wi-Fi is often faster due to higher bandwidth and fewer users.  It has slightly less range but it often makes up for that with faster speeds.  Clients must also support 5 GHz Wi-Fi.  This is often known as "dual-band" support.

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The the first, by convention, is a 5 GHz Wi-Fi signal, while the other is a 2.4 GHz signal.  5 GHz Wi-Fi is often faster due to higher bandwidth and fewer users.  It has slightly less range but it often makes up for that with faster speeds.  Clients must also support 5 GHz Wi-Fi.  This is often known as "dual-band" support.

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