Rana Imran
Occasional Visitor
Hello everyone,
I'm encountering an issue with my ASUS RT-AC5300 (AiMesh Router) that has me scratching my head and I'm hoping someone here can offer some guidance or suggestions.
I'm based in Pakistan. While most of my devices, including my iPhone, can easily connect to the 5GHz band without any trouble, I'm facing difficulties with my Android devices. Interestingly, these Android devices have no problem connecting to the 5GHz band on my ISP-provided Dual Band ZTE F670L GPON ONT. Upon investigating further, I noticed that the 5GHz channels available on my ZTE router include 149, 153, 157 and 161. However, the channels available on my ASUS router are limited to 36, 40, 44 and 48, regardless of the region setting I choose. I've tried changing the region setting on my ASUS router to various options including Asia, China, Europe, Australia, Singapore and USA, but to no avail. Even when I select Europe, I still get the same limited channels along with some DFS channels.
What's more perplexing is that all my Android devices are officially approved by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Additionally, the GPON ONT provided by my ISP is also approved. Therefore, it seems that these channels are not restricted in Pakistan.
Then why I'm unable to access 149, 153, 157, 161 5GHz channels on my ASUS router, especially when they are available on other routers in the same region. Can anyone shed some light on this issue or offer any suggestions on how I might be able to resolve it? Thanks.
I'm encountering an issue with my ASUS RT-AC5300 (AiMesh Router) that has me scratching my head and I'm hoping someone here can offer some guidance or suggestions.
I'm based in Pakistan. While most of my devices, including my iPhone, can easily connect to the 5GHz band without any trouble, I'm facing difficulties with my Android devices. Interestingly, these Android devices have no problem connecting to the 5GHz band on my ISP-provided Dual Band ZTE F670L GPON ONT. Upon investigating further, I noticed that the 5GHz channels available on my ZTE router include 149, 153, 157 and 161. However, the channels available on my ASUS router are limited to 36, 40, 44 and 48, regardless of the region setting I choose. I've tried changing the region setting on my ASUS router to various options including Asia, China, Europe, Australia, Singapore and USA, but to no avail. Even when I select Europe, I still get the same limited channels along with some DFS channels.
What's more perplexing is that all my Android devices are officially approved by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA). Additionally, the GPON ONT provided by my ISP is also approved. Therefore, it seems that these channels are not restricted in Pakistan.
Then why I'm unable to access 149, 153, 157, 161 5GHz channels on my ASUS router, especially when they are available on other routers in the same region. Can anyone shed some light on this issue or offer any suggestions on how I might be able to resolve it? Thanks.