S8-50 Tablet connects only to 802.11g networks not 802.11n

My S8-50 table will only connect at 802.11g speeds to any wi-fi network. I tested this with multiple routers and the tablet will not connect at all if the router is set to 802.11n only mode. The wi-fi networks were using WPA2 AES/CCMP at the authentication method. The S8-50 wi-if adapter is listed as 802.11bgn so it should connect at 11n. Has anyone else run into this issue and is there a way to fix it?

If you are referring to the fact that it's not connecting to a 5GHz network it won't as the WiFi module is not a DUAL one ... It will connect to bgn networks but only in 2.4 GHz band.

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I have a dualband Airport Express. Why is my Macbook air default connecting to the 802.11g network instead of the n one?

I'm using a dualband Airport Express:
http://www.apple.com/airport-express/specs/
Recently, I've noticed that my wi-fi speeds vary alot. I went into About this Mac---> System info -----> system report and went to wi-fi. Turns out it says my current configuration is on the 802.11g network. Under other connections, it lists my identical wi-fi as 802.11n.
How can i make it connect to the 802.11n connection by default?
Much appreciated,

G-band networks generally will have a stronger signal than n-band.
Tell it to ignore the g network and only connect to the N-band network.
Open Network System Prefs, select WiFi, and click Advanced...
Click on the WiFi tab.
Find you g-band network in the list and delete it.
Check the box to Remember networks this computer has joined.

Airport Express 802.11n joining existing Aiport Extreme 802.11g network

We added an Airport Express to support Airtunes on a stereo system to an existing Airport Extreme 802.11g network. The original Extreme had an antenna to extend its range as well. The problem we are having is that the connection from an iMac keeps going up and down. Is there an issue using WDS between Airport units that are of different speeds? Any thoughts on why this might be doing this and how we can get it to operate stably again as it was with just the old Airport Extreme.

I am concerned with the speed being reduced by half per node. Do you mean if I had three access points in a WDS network the speed would be half or does it reduce to one third?
Also, I want to point out in the latest manual, WDS does support 802.11n and mixed, including wide channel, which may over come being halfed but not further reductions.
http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/Designing_AirPort_Networks10.5-Windows.pdf
--------excerpt from apple manual -------------------------------------
Setting Up a Wireless Distribution System (WDS)
When you connect devices wirelessly in a WDS, you set up each device as
either a main, a remote, or a relay device.
You can connect AirPort Extreme 802.11n Base Stations or Time Capsules and use the
5 GHz frequency band in the network. Only client computers that have 802.11n wireless
cards installed can join the network. If you want client computers using 802.11b or
802.11g wireless cards to join the network, set up the network using the 2.4 GHz
frequency band, or add 802.11g AirPort Extreme or AirPort Express to the network. See
“Choosing the Radio Mode” on page 21 for information about setting the frequency
band of the network. You can also set up a dual-band network that utilizes both the
2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands, so client computers using 802.11n wireless cards
can join the 5 GHz segment of the network, and computers using 802.11b or 802.11g
wireless cards can join the 2.4 GHz segment. See “Setting up a Dual-Band (2.4 GHz and
5 GHz) Network” on page 48.
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802.11a network not supported for this Country Code

Hi, I get the following error whne enabling 802.11a network on a AIR-WLC2106-K9. Country is set to ID (Indonesia)
>config 802.11a enable network
802.11a network not supported for this Country Code
Yet, on a AIR-CT2504-K9, set to same country code there is no problem.
Is this a WLC model or version issue? WLC2106 is on version 6.0.199.4 while the CT2504 is 7.0.220.0
Andrew

Well is it the only country code selected? Also you might as well upgrade the 2106 to 7.0.x and move off the 6.0.x. Since your 2604 is at that code you might as well upgrade the 2106 and see. I'm guessing that you have the same APs and the APs are for that country.
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Creating a 802.11g network with Base Station in "802.11n only" mode

I still have some legacy products running 802.11b/g, and want my Base Station to run in "n" only mode at 5GHz to keep the rest of the network as fast as possible.
My current strategy is to take an old 802.11g router, put it into access point mode, and connect it to the Base Station with an ethernet cable.
Unfortunately, this access point seems to fail frequently - connected devices can't find the access point, and rebooting the access point will temporarily fix the problem.
I'm wondering if an AirPort Express can replace the access point. It can run as "create a wireless network" in a mixed b/g/n mode. I would then cable it to the base station.
Will this slow down the remainder of the "pure" "n" network?
Steve

I was asking something similar in another thread. What I'd like to do is run my existing b/g AP as it is and enable an Airport Extreme Base Station in AP mode in n-only mode. Supposedly, you can do this.

Why won't my iPad 2 connect to my 802.11g network?

Hello everyone,
Today I received an iPad 2 as a gift. It is the first Apple product I have ever owned. I spent about 3 hours this morning trying to get it to turn on -- it kept displaying an image of a USB cord so I connected it to my computer. Still the iPad would not display its desktop. Finally, I learned that the iPad had to be connected to a PC running Windows (instead of the Centos 5 Linux system that I use). Additionally iTunes had to be installed. I find it extremely bizaare to require the device to connect to a computer before being able to turn it on.
Now after getting the device to boot, I am attempting to connect to my home wireless network. Thus far it appears this is going to be Strike Two for me and the iPad 2. My wifi network is 802.11g using WPA2-AES and 128 bit key. The iPad 2 recognizes the presence of my network (the SSID appears in the listing when it prompts me to connect), however, when I supply the 128bit key to connect, the iPad 2 reports that it is unable to connect.
I went into the Network configuration in the General Settings and attempted to add the network manually (ensuring I could specify WPA2 as the encryption type). Same failure.
Any hints on getting this thing to connect to my network? I've already watered the security down to 128bit encryption (from 256bit). All the other devices in my home are able to connect without issue. The iPad 2 detects a strong signal from the router.
Thanks,
Josh

I appreciate everyone that responded with the intent of helping me solve the issue. This forum is weird -- there are many users that try to help with iPad2 issues and then there are many that mock me and say I should just return it for expecting this very expensive device to just work.
After a late night of debugging with Wireshark, I finally tracked down the problem (Apple, feel free to send me a cheque for my services)
I will post the solution here for those who desire to use an 802.11x security protocol that has not yet been compromised (WPA2-AES).
When you attempt to join a wireless network, the iPad asks for the password. If this password contains any characters other than 0-9, A-F (hexadecimal), WPA states that Password Based Key Derivation Function 2 (RSA Security, PKCS #5) must be used to calculate the pre-shared key. If however, the password contains only hexadecimal characters, then that value *is* the key to be used (e.g. do not run the PBKDF2 function)
I specify my network keys in hex both in my router and my devices. This means the devices nor the router need to invoke PBKDF2.
The key I specified in my router was entered using upper case hexadecimal letters (e.g. A, B, C, D, E, F) whereas the key I entered on the iPad 2 was entered using lower case hexadecimal letters (e.g. a, b, c, d, e, f). Since I am specifying a key, the uppercase and lower case hexadecimal values have the same binary represention -- meaning they are identical. The iPad, however, does not treat them as identical and therefore attemps to connect using an invalid pre-shared key (my guess is it is running PBKDF2 when it shouldn't be -- but I don't care enough to troubleshoot it any further)
In summary, this issue will only affect those of us that specify our pre-shared keys explicitly (via hexadecimal) in the router. As a workaround, make sure you enter the hexadecimal key using only lower case letters (a-f) when you set the key in the router and use lower case letters (default) when entering the key on the iPad 2.
After doing so, iPad 2 can connect as can the other 20 devices I own that followed the WPA specification in the first place.
Josh

Connecting TC to a 802.11g network

I have an internet connection already set up, and I want to connect my new TC to it. However, whenever I try to connect it wirelessly, it does not connect, and I have to restore the TC's factory defaults. I think this might be because the current network is only 'g' standard. Is this possibly correct, and if so, how can I change the TC settings to operate on 'g' standard (as it is compatible according to specs)?
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Yes, you will want to run AirPort Utility and select Extend a Wireless Network as your wireless option and will run in the same wireless mode as the device it is extending (which I'm assuming is 802.11g from your information).

New Mac connection to Linksys 802.11g network

Help...I bought my daughter a 20inch MAC for Christmas and I still haven't been able to connect it to my Wireless network, a Linksys 802.11g basestation. I have even tried to remove all security from the Linksys, but trying to configure the MAC, it always asks for a password to access the wireless network. I don't even know what password is.
Any help to guide me thru this??

Hi there,
Almost all home based wireless services will require both an EESID and WEP KEY. It's a way to have a relatively secure connection to the internet using wireless. The EESID is sometmes known as the Serial Number of the Wireless Router. In fact, your can find the EESID and WEP KEY (aka Password) right on the router itself. Look on your router for these 2 items. You might also have to configure router through the internet to work with your current modem. You Should have gotten insturctions.
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Can I force 802.11g instead of 802.11n?

A coffeehouse I frequent seems to have buggy 802.11n wifi -- I can't maintain a connection with my MacBook Pro, while my friend's iBook G4 has no problems with its 802.11g card.
So...
Is there a way to force my MBP to connect using G instead of N? This is a case where I can't reconfigure the router itself, so it's either force a G connection or frequent a different coffeehouse.

I bought Linksys wireless vs. paying for Apple's and they have a mode to select, e.g. lock out other protocols. You'd think Apple would too.
Here's a cheap and easy way as well - use a Linksys WRT54G router as a WAP set in G only. Connect it to your router with a cable and set it in a location ideally even closer to where you get the dropouts and it will act as a WAP vs. a router. Cheaper than actually buying Linksys' own WAP.
Simple to do - connect via ordinary cable to a port on the Linksys NOT the WAN port, set a static IP on it outside the range of the DHCP addresses assigned by your router and disable DHCP on the Linksys. It then becomes a WAP. Great way to extend networks and in your case to have a WAP forced to 802.11G. There is a setting for that - from B/G mixed to G only. $50 and a few minutes to set up. Yuo set up a separate SSID and password for WPA-2 and select it with your MBP.

Can 802.11g upgrade to 802.11n

i have an older airport basestation (domed top) plus two airport express units that operate on 802.11g.
can they be upgraded to work with my newer 802.11n equipment?

Sorry, but no. Complete internal hardware changes would need to be made to the older Express device....which is not possible.

Migrating to CleanAir infrastructure without Interupting existing 802.11g network

Hello,
I have a customer with whom we are replacing all their existing 1242G/4400 series network which uses version 6.0 code and replacing it with CleanAir APs (2600 APs/5508 WLCs) across multiple floors but they want to get it done without interupting their existing network or without the clients noticing any diffence as their network run almost 24hours.
the voice will now run on the 5GHz radio (using cisco 7925 wireless phones) rather the 2.4GHz radio for the old infrastructure.
Is there a suggestion on how to implement this migration without the clients noticing any difference? Do i have to use the same VLAN as the old WLC as well?
Thanks.

Migrating in this fashion is pretty tough because as you add new APs you can cause more interference, co-channel and adjacent-channel.
You could deploy the 2600/5508 first with only the 5Ghz radios turned up so you can migrate the voice over. Making sure all of the controllers, new and old, are in the same mobility/rf group. Also setting the 7925 preferably to 802.11a only but depending on the deployment you may need auto-a, so the phones could drop back to 2.4 Ghz if necessary. Doing 5Ghz first as there is plenty of channels to use.
To minimize client impact, you can manually disable the 2.4 radios on each AP seperately and then go section by section turning off the old and on the new.
Or have a few minutes downtime and switch them all off on the old wlc and on the new wlc. Either way it will take some time for RRM to evenly distribute the channels and power settings for the new APs.
Good luck with the deployment.
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Will Airport Express 802.11g network with a new Dual Band Airport Extreme?

Bob Timmons I need your help. I have a older Airport Express, can I use it to extend my wireless network to the far reaches of my house by linking it to my new Airport Extreme 802.11n?
There must be an article on this somewhere.
Thanks!

Welcome back!
If by "older" AirPort Express, you mean it is a "b/g" version, you'll have to use the WDS setup options on both the new AirPort Extreme"n" and the AirPort Express.
Unfortunately, two negative things will occur when you setup WDS:
1) Because WDS is a "g" technology thing, the entire wireless network will drop down to "g" wireless levels. So, you lose any advantages of "n" speeds with your new router.
2) The bandwidth on the entire wireless network will be cut 50%.
Bottom line, you will have a "g" wireless network operating at half of it's capability. That's a tremendous loss of performance for a bit more wireless coverage, but you may disagree.
WDS is difficult for most users to set up because it is very easy to make a mistake. Look over this post to get an idea of what is involved with this. There is also a link to Apple's instructions in this post, but the step by step by expert user Tesserax is easier to follow.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2287950&tstart=0
I do not recommend WDS, but it's your call.

Video Streaming Performance : 802.11G vs. 802.11N

Setup: 1TB m4v's - Mac Pro - Airport Express G - ATV2
I'm trying to stream m4v video from my Mac Pro to ATV2, and although it works, loading video sometimes takes a while. All m4v's are between 800MB - 2GB. The Mac Pro & ATV2 are both N-ready, but my Express is G.
My question: Would getting either a Express/Extreme N deliver a real-world advantage with regard to local video streaming?

My current setup includes an Airport Express G. So wireless. I don't have a problem, everything works just fine.
The speed of both G/N is clear: 54mbps/108mbps.
The ATV2 question is: Does anyone have any real-world local video streaming experience with both G/N, and if so: *is there a real-world loading time advantage when using N over G?*

AirPort Express (802.11g) suddenly not working

Hi;
I've been using my AirPort Express unit for years now. For the last 6 months I've been using it to supply music to a set of speakers in my living room with no problem.
Suddenly today, I notice that for some reason, AirTunes can't see the Unit, nor can AirPort Admin Utility nor AirPort Setup Assistant.
The Unit has a solid green light on it, indicating it thinks it's working, but I can't seem to find it.
Any clues?
Thanks in advance.

UPDATE: I reset the unit, and was able to configure it using AirPort Setup Assistant, but although the light is still solid green, iTunes and AirPort Admin still can't see it.

HT5022 I just upgraded and lost my ability to configure my working 802.11g network via my older Airport Extreme!

I upgraded to Mavericks, so this comment may be out of place in this support community, but please understand that the above mentioned 5.6 version of the utility's support is dropped in Mavericks. I now need to purchase wireless networking gear in case my network needs to change at ALL. Otherwise, my Airport extreme is providing great service under its former, unchangable settings now.
I have no Macs running previous OSs, and no Windows machines here.

also have no Macs running any previous OSs and no Windows machines.
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S8-50 Tablet connects only to 802.11g networks not 802.11n

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