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Want to change to 5ghz

  • 23-02-2011 05:45PM
    #1
    silvine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭


    I've a 2010 imac with snow Leopard. How do I change the wireless band from 2.4ghz to 5ghz. I can't see the settings anywhere in airport?


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  • #2
    barryj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭barryj


    You need to have a wireless router that supports and is configured with a 5GHz network. You can then connect your iMac to this network.

    - barry


  • #3
    silvine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,132 ✭✭✭silvine


    barryj wrote: »
    You need to have a wireless router that supports and is configured with a 5GHz network. You can then connect your iMac to this network.

    - barry

    I have my wireless n router configured to mixed (. 2.5 and 5ghz). Will the imac use the faster band?


  • #4
    barryj
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 195 ✭✭barryj


    silvine wrote: »
    I have my wireless n router configured to mixed (. 2.5 and 5ghz). Will the imac use the faster band?

    I think they only way of forcing it, is to use two different SSIDs for the 2.4 and 5GHz networks on your router and give the 5GHz one a higher priority in the network list. I added a 5 to the name of my 5GHz network.

    If you can't change the SSIDs then I don't think the Mac provides a way of picking one of the other - it will probably favour the stronger, which may or may not be the faster!

    - barry


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