Wondering if possible: Connect to 5ghz SSID only in windows 7 using USB adapter

[ThaSpacePope]

I have an AE1000 adapter in my laptop which is dual band. I have a client that has a dual band network 2.4ghz and 5ghz in which the 2.4ghz network is only ag while the 5ghz is n. Since the SSIDs of both 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks are identical, windows does not allow me to select the 5ghz band and only shows me the 2.4ghz band as it somehow prefers 2.4ghz. As it is not my network, changing the SSIDs is not possible.

If anyone knows a method, even if its a registry hack to disable 2.4ghz on my AE1000 or whatnot, please pass it along. My phone (android running ICS) has a selectable band while windows seems to lack this functionality.

 

[tipstir]

I have an AE1000 adapter in my laptop which is dual band. I have a client that has a dual band network 2.4ghz and 5ghz in which the 2.4ghz network is only ag while the 5ghz is n. Since the SSIDs of both 2.4ghz and 5ghz networks are identical, windows does not allow me to select the 5ghz band and only shows me the 2.4ghz band as it somehow prefers 2.4ghz. As it is not my network, changing the SSIDs is not possible.

If anyone knows a method, even if its a registry hack to disable 2.4ghz on my AE1000 or whatnot, please pass it along. My phone (android running ICS) has a selectable band while windows seems to lack this functionality.

Load the WiFi Utility for that WiFi Adapter your using. This will disable Windows 7 WiFi Service. You can go into Services by pressing R and Orb Flag key on your keyboard. Type in: services.msc WLAN Service. But make sure your WiFi Adapter has a tool called Connection Utls for this?

This would overright current WLAN services in Windows 7.

 

[thiggins]

The Advanced Properties of the network adapter should have an 802.11n wireless mode switch that will allow you to specify the band.

 

[Biker]

thiggins, I have this device and it works but never check what freq it was working on, it connects back to a ESR600H dual band. I took a look under properties/advance, it has only these selections, Adhoc support 802.11n(disable), IEEE802.11h(enable), Multimedia/Gaming Environment(disable), Radio On/Off (enable)

 

[thiggins]

I took a look under properties/advance, it has only these selections, Adhoc support 802.11n(disable), IEEE802.11h(enable), Multimedia/Gaming Environment(disable), Radio On/Off (enable)

You are out of luck. None of those will force the band it connects to.