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profster
03-22-2018, 09:02 PM
I got my W3 Antenna today for my Formuler z7+. I installed it in the USB3 connector and went to the wifi settings. I am running a duel mode NetGear NightHawk R7000 router on DD-WRT firmware. Upon checking for a 5G connection (I have one with several high end devices connected no problem), I see only 2.4G connections. I tested it on both my Formula and T2 boxes.

Further to this post, I installed the W3 in a little ACER Netbook and it worked fine. The little blue light flashing and connected to my 5G WIFI connection so windows 10 had no problem.

Any ideas other than it is defective?
Capt.Kangaroo
03-22-2018, 09:53 PM
try other usb port. on those boxes theres a usb 2.0 and a usb 3.0 port
maybe that will help
profster
03-23-2018, 02:03 PM
try other usb port. on those boxes theres a usb 2.0 and a usb 3.0 port
maybe that will help

I did try that both on T2 and Formuler
Marley
03-23-2018, 03:59 PM
I have not got any to work on 5g
profster
03-23-2018, 05:39 PM
Got the solution. A standard router sets the 5MHz to channel 153. I had my router set to auto and the W3 would not see the 5Mhz network. I set the Wireless channel to 149 and that sets it to all channels from 149 to 155. Once I did that the 5Mhz showed up in the Wifi list.
crazed 9.6
03-23-2018, 05:51 PM
Got the solution. A standard router sets the 5MHz to channel 153. I had my router set to auto and the W3 would not see the 5Mhz network. I set the Wireless channel to 149 and that sets it to all channels from 149 to 155. Once I did that the 5Mhz showed up in the Wifi list.

fantastic
we gonna copy and sticky this post my freind , if you do not mind :)
profster
03-24-2018, 02:51 AM
fantastic
we gonna copy and sticky this post my freind , if you do not mind :)

Not a problem that is what I like to do.
Capt.Kangaroo
03-24-2018, 09:23 PM
Got the solution. A standard router sets the 5MHz to channel 153. I had my router set to auto and the W3 would not see the 5Mhz network. I set the Wireless channel to 149 and that sets it to all channels from 149 to 155. Once I did that the 5Mhz showed up in the Wifi list.
Thanks, Good info....:)