Is the wifi card dual band (2.4/5 GHz)? Can it be replaced?
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It's a Qualcomm Atheros AR5BWB222 Wireless Network Adapter. Don't know about whether it can be replaced.
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It can be replaced as it fits into the board like RAM. If the antenna will work with your replacement card is another question. I beleive the stock unit is a two wire setup.
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Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10 difference between the two. Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10... » Read More Yes, common issue. I had the same problem. I bought one of these and installed it:7260NGW Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, Dual Band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0Now, this will void your warranty if you send it in with this card installed, so make sure you save your old card and have it installed if you have to send it in for warranty. Other than that, it's been perfect with wireless ever since I swapped out the new one.Why they didn't install the better card in the first place, I don't know. It's only like a $10 difference between the two. « Show Less
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Yes, Sean. You may change the SSID for both bands and manually uncheck the Broadcast SSID feature of your router.
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This is a dual-band compatible adapter. I have a Netgear Centria WNDR4700 which gives out 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ bands and both of these are picked up by the Edimax adapter.
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No it does not. You will need either a Dual Band card or a Wireless N card.
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Funny you should ask. Although the packaging for the unit does mention support for both 2.4 and 5GHz networks, the player is unable to find my 5GHz network, but is able to discover the 2.4GHz network easily. I'm thinking there's a misprint on the packaging itself.
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Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the price, so use it if you cannot mod your case to take 3 antennae. Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the... » Read More Each antenna services one radio. Leaving a radio unconnected will affect connection speeds. You haven't told us the speed or part number of the unit you are replacing, so I can't tell if it is a Bluetooth/Wi-Fi combo card. One of the antennae may be for Bluetooth and won't work well for 5GHz. If you are replacing a single-band card, 5GHz may not work well w/ your old antennae. If you old unit was 300Mb/Sec, Intel B00HUIJ4H0 is a 300Mb/Sec adapter w/ 2 antennae. Omitting an antenna on 633ANHMW will insure you cannot achieve 450Mb/Sec. 3 radios are required. The 2 antenna unit is 1/3 the price, so use it if you cannot mod your case to take 3 antennae. « Show Less
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The 1/2 mini PCI-e card that comes with the adaptor is an Intel AC7260 Model 7260HMW. If you look that up on Intel's web site it will tell you exactly what the card is capable of. Never heard of 5G WiFi...... For anyone else that is interested, not tested yet but iw does show AP mode is available on this card.
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I have the same problem even though I used the 5 GHz band. I ended up using a wireless bridge for all of my entertainment center components. Now I have no problems!
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It can connect, but will use 2.4G only as the base model for this laptop does not support dual band.
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The included WiFi is pretty crappy. I was getting 3-5mb/s over my network, and poor connectivity in my bedroom, which is usually not a problem.I ordered an Intel 6235 WiFi card for $23 here on Amazon. Windows8 didn't even need drivers. I am getting 50+mb/s and great connectivity on 2.4GHz, and the 6235 has 5GHz too.(Installation is cake. unscrew the bottom, swap the card, screw back up. 5m)
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On the manufacturers home page it states 2.4 GHz so I am assuming that it only supports 802.11b/g. I would expect them to offer an N class 5 GHz band once the standard has been fully accepted by all manufacturers.
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Dual band is 2.4ghz and 5.0ghz bands. Normally 5.0 ghz is reserved for video streaming.
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It is not compatible with a 2.4 GHz adapter. It is strictly 5 GHz. If you need 2.4 GHz, purchase an access point with that capability included.
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ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-half-WiFi-Link-Ultimate-N-6300-pci-card-633ANHMW-/250729311691 showed your system as compatible, I looked at Intel but didn't have much luck... FYI, the card has three antenna leads, the card I replaced only used two of my laptops three, and I wasn't successful getting the third lead attached -- will eventually attempt. Running with two leads didn't improve the performance (download/upload speed I'm paying for) so as my router is three feet away, using Ethernet.
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I don't think it is wi-fi capable, however it accepts different chips; xd, sd, cf, ms/duo, and another which is not familiar to me.
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I believe it is. I also have the referenced router but chose to get a newer model. The wifi extender on the box says it extends 2.4 GHz wifi signal from any router. So it should work nicely.