I will be using this with a simultaneous dual-band router. Does this only support one band? Do I get to choose between 2.4 and 5?
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This only extends the 2.4 band. If you want both you will need to get the one that is meant for both bands. This is double the price of this one to extend the 5. This one woluld be used if you had multiple floors or long range that didn't get a great signal. The 5 band is more for large throughput versus the 2.4 that is easier (and cheaper) to extend.
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I double checked the router and the manufacturer website specs for this router and it doesn't appear to support the 802.11b protocol, but check your device manufacturer's website you may be able to upgrade the device with a firmware download. the router is worth the hassle for the range and reliability alone. I'm running 2 hardwired and 6 wireless devices with no less than 4 devices online at a given time with no signal or speed degradation
700929
Hello, you are right box, is not reflecting 4 bands: 6M/2M/222/440 You can verify this on the last manual pages
1192200
It sounds be compatible with any router, it conforms to the 802.11 b/g/n standards and should work fine example with any dual or single band router.
517345
Yes it can - my router has 5GHZ Frequency and 2.4GHZ, I can use either one.
447620
Yes, Sean. You may change the SSID for both bands and manually uncheck the Broadcast SSID feature of your router.
1734950
Not possible with my router (WNR3500 which is 2.4Ghz) . Needs to be 5Ghz. I'm returning the bridge and getting the bundle which is two of them.
1503656
Not it is not. It will only connect to 2.4GHZ or 5GHZ at one time. To get both at once on a laptop you'll need an external adapter as no one is selling true dual band in the half-mini form factor.
399866
It makes another network. Two actually, one for 2.4 and one for 5 gHz. But it does work really well.
242992
It can interfere with other devices on the 2.4 ghz range. Make sure your wireless router is not in the same room as the device as it'll certainly cause issues. Dual-band routers that utilize the 5.0 ghz range won't have the same issue.
2240864
No. As far as I could tell while I had this device, there's no way to dedicate one of the bands to communicating with the primary router preventing the immediate 50% loss in bandwidth. The previous answer of "yes", I believe, was confusing the fact that this device is dual-band, but that is not what the question asks. Other manufactures call this Boost Band or Fast Lane technology. I found nothing like this in any of the settings of this device.
622242
Some Routers can send you both 2.5GHz & 5GHz signals the 7260 can receive both of those at the same time, this makes the signal both stronger and faster and is the reason why the 7260 is better and more $ than the 3160. Again this is entirely dependent on the router, ao if the router can't do that you won't notice a difference.
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When you are in the location where you router is located and operating, go to WiFi in your phone settings and turn WiFi off momentarily, and then back on again, to get the phone searching for WiFi signals. If your phone is capable of handling both bands, it will find both bands and show them. Select the band you prefer. If your phone only finds the 2.4 Ghz band, it probably is not a dual N band phone.
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Dual band basically means the router broadcasts two networks. So you can have one for downloading, and one for regular use. Or one for guests and other locked by password. At my house, my tv is connected to one band, and my computer to the other. It helps with streaming. This is an okay router. I had an awesome Belkin before so I got another one. I'm not in love with it, but it stays connected and was super easy to set up. It seems like it could be faster but, that could be an internet problem also. I would buy this router again for the price. Belkin is reliable, so I didn't want to chance any unknown brands. Dual band basically means the router broadcasts two networks. So you can have one for downloading, and one for regular use. Or one for guests and other locked by password. At my house, my tv is connected to one band, and my computer to the other. It helps with streaming. This is an okay router. I had an awesome Belkin before so I got another one. I'm not in love with it, but it stays connected and was super easy to set up. It seems like it could be faster but, that could be an internet problem also. I would buy this router again for the price. Belkin is... » Read More Dual band basically means the router broadcasts two networks. So you can have one for downloading, and one for regular use. Or one for guests and other locked by password. At my house, my tv is connected to one band, and my computer to the other. It helps with streaming. This is an okay router. I had an awesome Belkin before so I got another one. I'm not in love with it, but it stays connected and was super easy to set up. It seems like it could be faster but, that could be an internet problem also. I would buy this router again for the price. Belkin is reliable, so I didn't want to chance any unknown brands. « Show Less
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I have a dual-band Asus router and it works just fine. You can get on 5 Ghz, but I think the cap is something like 150Mbps. It's a great device, but this thing might be overkill if you aren't using a router with AC. I bought this thing specifically because I got a new router with AC protocol, and I had no devices that could hop on that wireless protocol. Well worth it if you plan on using AC devices.
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One of two things, either you will have a stronger signal reception or they are for individual bands like a/b/g/n and the new one think it was ac or something with 2 letters i know some routers broadcast over multiple bands at the same time so it should use whichever is strongest and readily available
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Only for the anntena that provides you with the 2.4 frequency you have to then get a dual band one and one that does 5.0 to answer yes only to the 2.4 ghz anntenna