Can't connect to 5GHz Wireless on Airport Extreme

I just bought an Airport Extreme, and enabled Wireless Internet. Settings:
Radio Mode: 802.11n only (5 GHz)
Channel: Automatic
Wireless Security: WPA2 Personal
I can't seem to connect to the AE with these settings. I added a preferred network with the right settings, and tried to connect manually to the Connection's name with WPA2 Personal + the password that's in the AE.
Strange thing is, I works perfectly when I change it to:
Radio Mode: 802.11n only (2.4 GHz)
Channel: Automatic
Wireless Security: WPA2 Personal
So 2.4GHz works, but as soon as I change it to 5GHz, I can't connect anymore. I installed the n-software that came with the AE, and it's working since 802.11n on 2.4GHz gives no problems. I'm also about 1 meter away from the AE, so distance can't be a factor.

I guess it should; I installed the update that came with the Airport Extreme. I also guess it's already working, since I'm currently using the setting '802.11n only (2.4 GHz)'.
I think some of my settings might be wrong, but I can't figure out which. Changing the radio mode to 5GHz and setting a WPA2 Personal key is all I can think of

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