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Running Merlin 386.2_6 on RT-AC 86U, I need to be able to choose between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on my phone. What settings should I have to do this?
 
Running Merlin 386.2_6 on RT-AC 86U, I need to be able to choose between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on my phone. What settings should I have to do this?
Turn off smart connect found on wireless, under advanced settings. Name each band separately and then you are all set.
 
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That worked, thanks for the quick reply.
But you are better off using SmartConnect and letting the clients and router choose which band to use.
 
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But you are better off using SmartConnect and letting the clients and router choose which band to use.
That's what I've been using, but I just bought a security camera that only works on 2.4 GHz and to set it up through the app the phone needs to be using 2.4 GHz for it to connect to Wi-Fi. Using SmartConnect I had to walk a long way down my driveway before it finally switched from 5 GHz to 2.4 GHz. I guess that says good things for the AC-86U's range. From what I understand once the camera is connected to Wi-Fi then I can turn SmartConnect back on.
 

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