cyberlipe wrote:
I have the same issue now.
5gh-2 connects to NO client.
After reading the article provided by Korth a few days ago (this one:
https://www.electronics-notes.com/articles/connectivity/wifi-ieee-802-11/channels-frequencies-bands-...) and experimenting with both 5GHz bands for a few days I see that there are some differences:
5-1 band consist of channels 36-64
5-2 band is channels is channel 100-112 or 100-140 dependent on what wireless mode you choose. I've chosen N/AC Mixed (because it appears to be giving me the best internet speed) and then I have channels 100-112 available.
The 5-2 band is restricted in several countries and that appears to be the reason why few devices see it even though they can see and connect to the 5-1 band. It could also be related to the channels available, but nevertheless I basically have only Apple products (iPad, iPhones and Apple TV) and a high-end laptop computer connected to this band. As mentioned in the first post of this thread I do have a LG 2018 TV that can see and connect to the 5-2 band however when doing so it loses internet connection every 10-20 minutes. I also have a home cinema AVR that was able to connect to the 5-2 band, but I elected to change this to 5-1 since it can connect to a pair of wireless speakers (HEOS 1) that only will connect to the 5-1 band.
When using Smart Connect, I had more devices on the 5-2 band but I also did see several connection issues (similar to what happens with the LG TV) where devices would be assigned to the 5-2 band but could still be without internet.
It is impossible as far as I can see to choose that the 5-2 band also should be able to use the channels 36-64 and therefore, I've turned off Smart Connect and put all devices on the 5-1 band (that of course not must be on the 2.4 band due to age or other issues). I've then tried to connect each device to the 5-2 band (one at a time) and use them for some time to test for issues. So far, I've only had completely problem free experiences with the mentioned Apple products and a high-end laptop. Everything else stays on the 5-1 band.