Difference in Airport extreme?

[harleygold]

Can someone tell me the difference in these options. Right now I have it set to 5ghz only but my iphone cant connect, but I still want the 5ghz. Is there an option to where I can have both?

 

[melchior]

Can someone tell me the difference in these options. Right now I have it set to 5ghz only but my iphone cant connect, but I still want the 5ghz. Is there an option to where I can have both?

5Ghz is the 'draft' N standard. it is better because it doesn't receive interference from things such as portable phones, etc... 2.4 is what your iphone wifi runs on.

 

[rgarjr]

Pick the first option.

 

[UrFatMom]

Your phone is running on 2,4ghz which is 802.11g. So pick the first option, which will alow both N (for your macbook/imac) and G (for your phone).

A is just olddddddd wifi technology, wich you probably don't need to activate unless you have the first wifi laptop ever 🙂

 

[PeterKG]

Go to Applications- Utilities- Airport Utility and double click on the picture of your Airport Extreme to enter manual mode. Click on the Wireless tab. Hold down your Option key while clicking on Radio Mode.
Then choose 802.11n only (5GHz) - 802.11 b/g/n. Then click Update.

 

[harleygold]

Go to Applications- Utilities- Airport Utility and double click on the picture of your Airport Extreme to enter manual mode. Click on the Wireless tab. Hold down your Option key while clicking on Radio Mode.
Then choose 802.11n only (5GHz) - 802.11 b/g/n. Then click Update.

Thanks Peter! I got clear to the end then I got confused...not surprising 😀.

I don't see 802.11 b/g/n. I just see the b/g option. and if thats what you meant then how do I highlight both. Apologies if i'm not getting it.

 

[PeterKG]

Hey Harley,

Sorry man. My bad. I'm running a new Time Capsule with software version 7.5, so from the look of your screen shot, the older version software doesn't give that option so 802.11n b/g/n compatible is your only option.