2.4 GHz, 5 GHz settings question

[DCT]

Running Merlin 386.2_6 on RT-AC 86U, I need to be able to choose between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on my phone. What settings should I have to do this?

 

[Hawk]

Running Merlin 386.2_6 on RT-AC 86U, I need to be able to choose between 2.4GHz and 5GHz on my phone. What settings should I have to do this?

Turn off smart connect found on wireless, under advanced settings. Name each band separately and then you are all set.

 

[DCT]

Turn off smart connect found on wireless, under advanced settings. Name each band separately and then you are all set.

That worked, thanks for the quick reply.

 

[bbunge]

That worked, thanks for the quick reply.

But you are better off using SmartConnect and letting the clients and router choose which band to use.

 

[DCT]

But you are better off using SmartConnect and letting the clients and router choose which band to use.

That's what I've been using, but I just bought a security camera that only works on 2.4 GHz and to set it up through the app the phone needs to be using 2.4 GHz for it to connect to Wi-Fi. Using SmartConnect I had to walk a long way down my driveway before it finally switched from 5 GHz to 2.4 GHz. I guess that says good things for the AC-86U's range. From what I understand once the camera is connected to Wi-Fi then I can turn SmartConnect back on.