Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
05-11-2022, 20:38
|
#1
|
cf.addict
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Belfast
Services: Broadband Gig1
Posts: 273
|
Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
How do I access the 6ghz wifi on the hub 5. How can I tell if my Amazon firestick 4K pro is accessing the 6ghz ax wifi. Do wifi6 device automatically use wifi6?
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 21:12
|
#2
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 14,265
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigsinky
How do I access the 6ghz wifi on the hub 5. How can I tell if my Amazon firestick 4K pro is accessing the 6ghz ax wifi. Do wifi6 device automatically use wifi6?
|
Yes they automatically use wifi6, the device needs to support it, you can tell if a device is using it like a phone or tablet because the WiFi icon has a 6 on it, atleast it does on my 2 Samsung devices, I can't tell on the PS5 though.
Don't confuse this with WiFi frequency 2.4 and Wifi frequency 5Ghz, I'm not sure how to explain it though as I'm still connected to the 5Ghz band.
Can anyone explain more please as I can't?
__________________
PSN: Snoopzster
Last edited by SnoopZ; 05-11-2022 at 21:25.
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 21:21
|
#3
|
cf.addict
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Bristol, UK
Services: Freeview Play,
Virgin Media Gig1
Posts: 167
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
I don't think the Hub 5 supports the 6GHz Wi-Fi band (the Wi-Fi 6E standard).
It supports Wi-Fi 6, which operates over the 5GHz band.
https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...nd-router.html
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 21:24
|
#4
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 14,265
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Quote:
Originally Posted by Daveoc64
|
Yes that was what I was trying to explain thanks but even I was scratching my head.
__________________
PSN: Snoopzster
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 23:36
|
#5
|
cf.addict
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Belfast
Services: Broadband Gig1
Posts: 273
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Gotcha. My wifi analyser has a little 6 beside so all seems good. I thought the hubs was triband. 2.4, 5 and 6. So the hub5 uses wifi 6 using the 5ghz yes?
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 23:57
|
#6
|
Sad Doig Fan!
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Barry South Wales
Age: 68
Services: With VM for BB 250Mb service.(Deal)
Posts: 11,655
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigsinky
Gotcha. My wifi analyser has a little 6 beside so all seems good. I thought the hubs was triband. 2.4, 5 and 6. So the hub5 uses wifi 6 using the 5ghz yes?
|
Yes, it not a new frequency for wireless but how it is implemented.
This article from 2019 explains it better.
https://www.theverge.com/2019/2/21/1...-how-does-work
|
|
|
05-11-2022, 23:59
|
#7
|
CF Resident Dog
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 14,265
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Quote:
Originally Posted by bigsinky
Gotcha. My wifi analyser has a little 6 beside so all seems good. I thought the hubs was triband. 2.4, 5 and 6. So the hub5 uses wifi 6 using the 5ghz yes?
|
Yes, you can tell if you go into the hubs wireless signal settings, you only have 2.4 and 5 but you will see there is an ax mode.
And have a read here.
Quote:
What is 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)?
Wi-Fi 6 was officially certified in 2020 and has quickly become the de facto standard for wireless LAN technology (WLAN), superseding Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). Wi-Fi 6 delivers improved performance, extended coverage and longer battery life compared to Wi-Fi 5.
|
https://www.networkworld.com/article...e-need-it.html
__________________
PSN: Snoopzster
Last edited by SnoopZ; 06-11-2022 at 00:03.
|
|
|
06-11-2022, 02:19
|
#8
|
Dr Pepper Addict
Cable Forum Team
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Nottingham
Age: 61
Services: Flextel SIP : Sky Mobile : Sky Q TV : VM BB (1000 Mbps) : Aquiss FTTP (330 Mbps)
Posts: 27,717
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
Quote:
Originally Posted by pip08456
Yes, it not a new frequency for wireless but how it is implemented.
|
Well .....
Wi-Fi 6, runs on 2.4Ghz or 5Ghz.
However, Wi-Fi 6E runs on the new 6 GHz band.
[ I should say "as well", since it can also run on 2.4 & 5Ghz ]
Designed to confuse.
Even more confusing, both 6 & 6E are known as 802.11ax
Oh, and look out for 802.11be, aka Wi-Fi 7, coming soon ... ish.
__________________
Baby, I was born this way.
|
|
|
06-11-2022, 03:09
|
#9
|
cf.member
Join Date: Apr 2005
Posts: 60
|
Re: Accessing the 6ghz range on a hub5
The HUB 5 as you know is WIFI 6 and WIFI 6 does not use/support 6GHZ, that is WIFI 6E which has been out about 2 years so with Virgin Media you may be on it by the time WIFI 7 has been out about 2 years.
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT +1. The time now is 04:27.
|