Radio mode option dissapeared from Aiport utility on 6. gen AP extreme
Hi! I am a new user of the new Apple Airport Extreme 6. gen. Everything works just fantastic so far. But I have one question. In the Airport utility 6.3 (wireless settings) I have a little column called in English "radio mode" (just below the window I can rename my 5GHz WiFi and choose my country) when my previous Airport Extreme (5. gen.) is connected but when I connect my 6. gen. one, the column is not there anymore (see the first (5. gen. Extreme) and the second (6. gen. Extreme) screenshots). Sorry for the Czech language on the screenshots but I am sure that all of you know what I mean. The column where I can manually switch between 802.11a/n (5GHz) - 802.11b/g/n (2.4 GHz) radio modes. Is it just a problem with my Extreme or has Apple removed this feature from the new 2013 6. gen. Extreme? thanks
why?
We are all users....just like you.....and cannot answer for decisions that have been made by Apple.
but as I said, I can see this option in my 5. gen. Extreme settings.
That is correct, but the "new" 802.11ac models do not provide this option.
So how can I disable 5GHz network in the case of 6. gen. Extreme?
It is not possible to disable the 5 GHz network in any version of the AirPort routers that offer simultaneous dual band performance. The 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks are always active. You can turn both "on" or both "off", but you cannot do this individually by network.
It is possible to assign a different name to the 5 GHz network if you wish.
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https://www.dropbox.com/s/bypyzb8j2lb7h3t/Screenshot%202015-02-14%2015.56.38.png ?dl=0You are using the wrong software to try to change settings on your AirPort Extreme 802.11ac model.
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Setup and Administration
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http://www.apple.com/airport-extreme/specs/
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The list of options you see (with a dual-band AEBS) should become much longer...
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