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WiFi keeps changing from 2.4GHz to 5GHZ

suey3
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I have a EE 4GEE Home Router 3 (2021) and on the back it says 2.4GHZ. I have found over the last few weeks that the signal drops out and then connects for my phone and laptop but it is alternating between 2.4GHZ and 5GHZ. It is frustrating as it stops me working for a while until it reconnects or affects Teams Meetings quality. The other problems are my TV settings for Netflix, Roku etc as it keeps wanting me to log in as the wifi has disconnected and it has changed GHZ and my wifi printer won't connect all of a sudden. At the moment it isn't showing the 2.4GHz connection for my phone or laptop and if I try to add as a new network it says not found. Next door also has the router I have and I can see both 2.4 and 5GHz in available networks in my phone and laptop so where has my 2.4GHz gone? 

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XRaySpeX
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All those settings are OK. It is broadcasting both bands. At the time of your screen print there was 1 device connected to the 2.4 GHz band & 2 to the 5 GHz band. It will switch between them as the signal strength varies.

If you don't want it to alternate then disable the 5GHz band.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

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XRaySpeX
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Show us the page where the WiFi Settings are done.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

I'm not sure what you mean? Do you mean these settings? 

SSID: 4GEE-Router-ZJ8H-5GHz
Protocol: Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Security type: WPA2-Personal
Network band: 5 GHz
Network channel: 48
Link speed (Receive/Transmit): 263/195 (Mbps)
IPv6 address: 2a01:4c8:c8b:8521:e4e6:be5b:eb91:21e8
Link-local IPv6 address: fe80::33cd:1e7c:fc6f:1330%15
IPv4 address: 192.168.1.155
IPv4 DNS servers: 192.168.1.1
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Description: Intel(R) Wi-Fi 6 AX201 160MHz
Driver version: 22.40.0.7
Physical address (MAC): C4-03-A8-F5-9E-66

XRaySpeX
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I'm not sure. That's just some status. I'm after settings. I need its context. Post an image of the whole page incl. its surrounding menus & tabs.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
suey3
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XRaySpeX
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No, that's just your PC. I'm asking about the mobile router itself.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
suey3
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I don't know where to look? 

XRaySpeX
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Login to your MBB router at http://192.168.1.1 with username/pwd as "admin"/"admin" or with the admin password found on a label on it.

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To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

Sorry went to log on to personal laptop as was on work one but said connected to 2.4GHz but no internet so had to connect to 5GHz with password and now on. Is this the page?

 

 
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XRaySpeX
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Now press "Log in" & use the admin pwd on the label.

If you think I helped please feel free to hit the "Thumbs Up" button below.

To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone

ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP