negora
Occasional Visitor
Hi:
I decided to purchase a TP-Link RE505X. It's a WiFi 6 repeater, that also allows to be used as an access point. And that's just what I wanted. But, to my surprise, when I use it that way, it doesn't give any option to use the 802.11ax protocol.
In the 2.4 GHz band, it shows these options:
In the 5 GHz band, only these:
I'm using the latest firmware version: 1.0.7 Build 20200604 Rel. 130850 (6985). I've asked in the community forums, but no one seems to know the reason.
I'm really shocked. Do you know if it's a hardware limitation?
Thank you.
I decided to purchase a TP-Link RE505X. It's a WiFi 6 repeater, that also allows to be used as an access point. And that's just what I wanted. But, to my surprise, when I use it that way, it doesn't give any option to use the 802.11ax protocol.
In the 2.4 GHz band, it shows these options:
- 802.11n only
- 802.11b/g mixed
- 802.11b/g/n mixed
In the 5 GHz band, only these:
- 802.11ac only
- 802.11n/ac mixed
- 802.11a/n/ac mixed
I'm using the latest firmware version: 1.0.7 Build 20200604 Rel. 130850 (6985). I've asked in the community forums, but no one seems to know the reason.
I'm really shocked. Do you know if it's a hardware limitation?
Thank you.