Manual

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IV‐3. Troubleshooting
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1. Inrangeextendermode,ismyBR‐6478ACdual‐band?
a. Yes.TheBR‐6478ACcanextend2.4GHz&5GHzWi‐Fisignalsconcurrently,but
youmustconnectyourBR‐6478ACtoeach(2.4GHz&5GHz)networkseparately
duringiQsetup.DuringiQSetup,youwillbeaskedtoselectbotha2.4GHz&
5GHzWi‐Finetworktoextend,aswellasspecifyanewSSID(name)and
passwordforeachofthenetworksthatyourBR‐6478AC’swill
broadcast/extend.
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Youcandisableeither2.4GHzor5GHzWi‐FiduringiQsetupif
thereisnoappropriatesourcenetwork available,orifyoudonot
wishtouseit.Ifeitherthe2.4GHzor5GHzfrequencybandis
disabled,wirelessclients/devicesonthesamefrequencybandwill
beunabletoconnecttoyourrangeextender.
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2. Inrangeextendermode,ifmyBR‐6478ACissetupasadual‐band
extender,whathappenswhenIconnectawiredEthernetclient?
a. WhenyouconnectanetworkdevicetoyourBR‐6478ACinrangeextendermode
viaEthernetcable,bydefaultthenetworkdevicewillconnecttothe5GHz
network.Ifthereisno5GHznetworkavailable,thenetworkdevicewillconnect
tothe2.4GHznetworkinstead.
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3. Inrangeextendermode,howdoIconnecttoanetworkwhich
hasahiddenSSID?
a. DuringiQSetup,youcanmanuallyenteraWi‐Finetworknameinthe“SSID”
fieldasshownbelow,foreither/both2.4GHzand5Ghz,alongwiththerelevant
encryptioninformation.
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