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802.11n 5 GHz

Does the iPad 2 support 5 GHz networks cause I have an AEBS that runs in duel modes. My Mac and pc have no problem connecting to the 5 GHz band but the iPad doesn't even see it. I've read a few topics that stated it did but a few of them said that the iPhone 4 supports it, but I know that this is not true, so I don't know if I can believe them or not. Any help will be nice and I have also read that os 4.3 killed it if it did have and that's the stock for iPad 2 so is it just iOS or not. Can't find any specs saying it or not so I'm a little lost.

MBP 17", iPhone 3GS, iPad 32 Gig, Mac OS X (10.6.3), 8 Gig Ram Core i7 2.66

Posted on Mar 14, 2011 6:47 PM

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Asatoran

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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 7:47 PM

McFool123 wrote:
Does the iPad 2 support 5 GHz networks

Although it's not in the specs, the iPad does work with 5GHz 802.11n. Only the iPhones and iPod Touches are 2.4GHz only for 802.11n. The only specific reference I could find was in the [iPad Important Information Guide|http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=answerlink&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmanual s.info.apple.com%2Fen US%2FiPad_2_ATT_Important_Product_Info.pdf&answerid=16777216&src=supportsite.results.search], page 5, which mentions the SAR for 2.4GHz & 5GHz separately.

...cause I have an AEBS that runs in duel modes. My Mac and pc have no problem connecting to the 5 GHz band but the iPad doesn't even see it....

Do you have the same SSID for both the 2.4 & 5GHz bands? I found that my iPad seems to prefer the 2.4GHz band, particularly when the signal is weak. 2.4GHz travels farther and penetrates walls better than 5GHz so the 2.4GHz signal is often "stronger" than the 5GHz signal. Thus I believe the iPad is grabbing the "better" signal. I seem to recall some other post where there may be issues with devices waking from sleep and not connecting because it's connecting to the wrong band, which the device doesn't know is a different network because it's the same SSID. So I have mine named differently. For example the D-Link's are named "DLINK2" & "DLINK5". That may or may not be your issue, but it may help you troubleshoot the problem.

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macfanta

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Jul 16, 2012 8:19 PM in response to xieqiao

Hi xieqiao!

I use newer Airport tool and the 5.6 version too.

Both TC's 2.4 and 5GHz bands are visible.

but when I try to login on one of the two 2.4GHz bands (router or TC) the login fails after put the password.

If I set the router transmission to 5GHz instead of 2.4GHz band It goes OK when I try to login on router's network.

The TC's 5GHz N band are always accessible.

It looks like the iPad deny to connect to lower speed bands.

The other same model New iPad can connect to both 2.4GHz (router and TC) flawlessly.

macfanta

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Aug 24, 2012 9:12 PM in response to Mjeedss

Hi, still same odd performance on any 2.4GHz network or I can't login.

I bought a 1st gen Airport Express to rescue me at kitchen with a small signal gain working with my Time Capsule wi-fi sending same 5GHz network.

I'll wait for any Apple solution, a recall or iOS6 fix. I'm not so hopeful, but don't want to send my iPad to Apple Assistence and receive it two or three months later because I live at Brazil. It's really unacceptable the Apple ignoring us with this faulty devices. I bought mine at Japan and the serial number begins with DMPHG.

McFool123 Author

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Mar 15, 2011 8:06 AM in response to Asatoran

hey are two different bands one being family band and the other being just 5 GHz channel. only picks up the 2.4 family band and other networks from around me. Not the 5 GHz

xieqiao

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Feb 18, 2012 6:16 AM in response to It_caveman

Actually the highest speed is 86 mbs at 2.4GHz for my iPad 2, with Airport Express serving as a bridge instead of airport extreme which seems to be capped at 65 mbs for iPad 2.

Mjeedss

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Aug 24, 2012 7:50 AM in response to macfanta

I have the same problem, did you able to find a fix for this strange issue?

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