I recently upgraded my internet speed with my ISP, but the tech guy said my wireless is not able to pick up 5G. Is there anything I can do? My laptop is a Sager NP9377 and it has Realtek rtl8723ae wireless lan 802.11n pci-e nic. Thoughts/help GREATLY appreciated
You should be able to easily replace the Wi-Fi card in your laptop with one that can handle the 5 GHz AC band. Just look up the specifications on the card that you have, I believe it's a PCI Express format but you need to verify that. Then you can just buy a new card of the same format and install it. It should be quite easy to do.
If I replace the Wifi card, are they mostly the same size? I mean, would it fit my Sager Np9377? Here is a link to the one I am looking at:
Amazon.com: Intel 3160.HMWG.R Dual Band Wireless AC + Bluetooth Mini PCIe card Supports 2.4 and 5.8Ghz B/G/N/AC Bands with Mounting Screws: Computers Accessories
Thoughts/help GREATLY appreciated :)
The card supports 2.4 GHz and 5.8GHz. Is the 5.8 same as 5G?
Also once installed, how/where do I get the Drivers? I am using Windows 10 64-bit
Windows Update will automatically detect the hardware change and install the driver. Should be no need to check with mfr, most don't even post them any more.
And yes 5G is the same as 5.8 GHz. The just use 5G is shorthand many times.
Do I need to change any settings or anything to switch between 2.4 GHz and 5.8GHz networks?
After you install the new Wi-Fi card you can go into device manager and under the network communications section flecked the new Wi-Fi card. Under the advanced section you will see we can choose which band you want to have the priority when it selects the network.
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