Message-ID:

War is never imperative. -- McCoy, "Balance of Terror", stardate 1709.2

computers / alt.internet.wireless / Re: switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz

switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz

<sklkpj$1jc$1@dont-email.me>

https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/computers/article-flat.php?id=212&group=alt.internet.wireless#212

copy link Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers alt.internet.wireless alt.comp.networking.connectivity

Path: i2pn2.org!rocksolid2!news.neodome.net!news.mixmin.net!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net (knuttle)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.internet.wireless,alt.comp.networking.connectivity
Subject: switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz
Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 01:24:03 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 20
Message-ID: <sklkpj$1jc$1@dont-email.me>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:24:04 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="f5c5d8db3bcc3e036137efc8ad795ef7";
logging-data="1644"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19ZHaG+oyIDBW+QvOGFHWy+"
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.1
Cancel-Lock: sha1:iCPsfBowKV8KGBNCKE8O6nterFI=
Content-Language: en-US

by: knuttle - Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:24 UTC

how do you switch the mikrotick r52nm wifi card from 2.4ghz to 5ghz?
https://mikrotik.com/product/R52NM

i have been using the mikrotik rb411 router as a wireless bridge client with
the r52nm 2.4/5ghz mini pci 802.11a/b/g/n dual chain, high power daughter
card as a 2.4ghz wireless transceiver and wanted to try out the 5ghz option
on that card to see if there's less local noise in that 5ghz range.
https://www.microcom.us/r52nm.html

i didn't change the 2.4ghz mesh antenna because i just wanted to switch to
5ghz to see what would happen. i assumed the two mmcx jumpers were for the
2.4ghz and 5ghz respectively so using that assumption i swapped the mmcx
antenna connector from the left side jumper (j4) to the right side jumper
(j5) but the signal strength went to hell.
https://www.roc-noc.com/pdf/R52nM/R52n-M.pdf

i can't find an owners manual other than this advertising literature.
https://www.roc-noc.com/mikrotik/minipci/radio/R52nM.html

do you know how to switch the r52nm from 2.4ghz to 5ghz?

Re: switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz

<skq6p2$u5k$1@dont-email.me>

copy mid

https://www.rocksolidbbs.com/computers/article-flat.php?id=213&group=alt.internet.wireless#213

copy link Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers alt.internet.wireless alt.comp.networking.connectivity

Path: i2pn2.org!i2pn.org!eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net (knuttle)
Newsgroups: alt.comp.networking.routers,alt.internet.wireless,alt.comp.networking.connectivity
Subject: Re: switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 18:55:30 -0400
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 34
Message-ID: <skq6p2$u5k$1@dont-email.me>
References: <sklkpj$1jc$1@dont-email.me>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:55:30 -0000 (UTC)
Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="d4cc512dd20814bdcab93011810d1a47";
logging-data="30900"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX186amC8BpG30kUVXFF3Q+dg"
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:78.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/78.10.1
Cancel-Lock: sha1:P9WIpSqJJW4ciWHxxeaKG7tYFKI=
Content-Language: en-US

by: knuttle - Wed, 20 Oct 2021 22:55 UTC

On 10/19/2021 5:24 AM, knuttle wrote:
> do you know how to switch the r52nm from 2.4ghz to 5ghz?

I was looking for a mechanical switch or connector on the hardware.
Turns out you switch it between 2.4GHz & 5GHz using Mikrotik software.

WinBox <https://download.mikrotik.com/winbox/3.31/winbox64.exe>
The Dude <https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.49/dude-install-6.49.exe>
Netinstall <https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.49/netinstall-6.49.zip>
Flashfig <https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.48.5/flashfig.exe>
Bandwidth Test <https://download.mikrotik.com/routeros/6.47beta60/btest.exe>

To switch the Mikrotik r52nm PCI slot card from 2.4GHz to 5GHz
a. Winbox log into 192.168.88.1 as admin:blank
b. Interfaces menu
c. wlan1 Wireless (Atheros AR92xx) row
d. Wireless tab
e. Choose the Band
Mode: station pseudobridge
Channel Width: 20MHz
Frequency: 5180MHz (or auto?)
SSID: ssid_optout_nomap
Wireless Protocol: nv2 nstreme 802.11
Band: 5GHz-A/N <====< choose this to switch to 5GHz >
2GHz-B
5GHz-A
2GHz-only-G
2GHz-B/G
5GHz-only-N
5GHz-A/N
2GHz-only-N
2GHz-B/G/N <====< choose this to switch to 2.4GHz >

https://mikrotik.com/testdocs/ros/3.0/interface/wireless.php

Subject	Author
switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz	knuttle
Re: switching from 2.4ghz to 5ghz	knuttle