Force time capsule to connect to existing wireless network at 5GHz speed?

I've just bought the dual band 2TB time capsule to be added to my current network as a wireless backup device. It's connected to my existing network just fine, on my 5GHz network (I run both a 5GHz and a 2GHz network, for laptops and iphones respectively).
However when I go into my router and look at the attached devices, the MAC address of the time capsule that appears is that of it's 2.4GHz network. Does this mean that it's actually connecting to my network as an 'a/b/g' device rather than an 'n' device? And if this is the case, how do I force it to connect as an 'n' device?

Bob thanks for the reply.
The Time Capsule is in the same room, about a metre and a half away from the router at present (as I've not figured out where I actually want to put it yet).
Also it is connected to the 5Ghz network (as the networks have different SSIDs), it's just that the MAC address that appears in my routers 'attached devices' screen for the Time Capsule is the same as the MAC address of the time capsules 2.4GHz network when I start up the Aiport Utility.
I guess what I'm trying to get to the bottom of is if this is normal and in actual fact it's connecting at 5GHz, but that the Time Capsule's MAC address, when used as a normal device connecting to a network, is the same as it's 2.4GHz network MAC address (if that makes sense).

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