How Do I Access 5 GHz Band On AC1750?

Both the 2.4 & 5 have to have the same SSID. 2.4 has to be set to 40 and Wireless-b/g/n. 5 has to be set to 80 and Wireless-n/ac. Do not set channels to Auto.

I am using Channel 3 for my 2.4 band and Channels 100, 104, 108, 112 on the EnGenius EAP-1750H Access Point I have.

Rock solid signal and speed of 867, since 1300 is the burst speed, not the band speed.

bro67 said:

Both the 2.4 & 5 have to have the same SSID. 2.4 has to be set to 40 and Wireless-b/g/n. 5 has to be set to 80 and Wireless-n/ac. Do not set channels to Auto.

I am using Channel 3 for my 2.4 band and Channels 100, 104, 108, 112 on the EnGenius EAP-1750H Access Point I have.

Rock solid signal and speed of 867, since 1300 is the burst speed, not the band speed.

Very few devices use b now g/n works fine but if you know you don't have anything that connects via b or g , set it to 'n only' as it's much faster and more reliable.

I would also never recommend having the same SSID name for 2.4 and 5ghz , it can cause issues with some devices not knowing which band to connect to....always better to have different SSID.

bro67 said:

Both the 2.4 & 5 have to have the same SSID. 2.4 has to be set to 40 and Wireless-b/g/n. 5 has to be set to 80 and Wireless-n/ac. Do not set channels to Auto.

I am using Channel 3 for my 2.4 band and Channels 100, 104, 108, 112 on the EnGenius EAP-1750H Access Point I have.

Rock solid signal and speed of 867, since 1300 is the burst speed, not the band speed.

Hi there

You seem sometimes to be giving a load of false info

There is NO NECESSITY for the 2.4 and 5 GHZ to have the same or simiar SSID's --you can make them ANYTHING YOU LIKE.

I know people mnake mistakes but posting BLATANTLY INCORRECT info like that helps nobody (and it doesn't enhance your reputation either).

Networking on Windows is complicated enough for the average person -- posting wildly misleading stuff certainly won't help them either.

The simple answer to the OP's question

1) Does the adapter used to logon to the router have 5 GHZ capability.
2) Is the router 5GHZ enabled
3)Some devices need Wifi at 5 GHZ to use Lower channels otherwise won't be seen. (Some Chromecast devices are a case in point).

No point rabbitting on about what hardware you have etc -- the OP needs help with HIS setup --not a NASA type environment.

Cheers
jimbo

Hi there

Just set the router to something like this on 5GHZ band - that should enable pretty well all 5GHZ capable devices to access it.



Cheers
jimbo