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Wednesday, February 16th, 2022 9:08 PM

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separate networks

How can I setup a 2.4 GHz and a 5 GHz network?  My weather station will only connect to 2.4.

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1.5K Messages

3 years ago

This might help:

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/change-wifi-channel-xfinity-xfi

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110.1K Messages

3 years ago


If you are not using any Xfi Pods, you can try separating the 2.4 and the 5.0 names and give them two different broadcast names / SSID's;


https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/change-wifi-mode-admin-tool-xfinity-xfi 


Associate the device with the new 2.4 (broadcast name) and password.

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409 Messages

3 years ago

Hello there, and thank you for bringing this to our attention through our Forums! I understand you have a device you would like to connect to your in-home network's Wi-Fi, but you're unable to find the two different channels, and I can most certainly imagine the concern behind this! Rest assured; you're with the pros, and our Digital Care Team is here to help, every step of the way! Can you please provide me with the model of your modem? Are you renting the modem from us, or is it personally owned? Thanks in advance, and we look forward to hearing back from you! 

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3 years ago

@nanajoy6 

Did either of those links that you were given apply ?

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3 years ago

I have been able to separate the two networks on modem/router.  Still trying to get recognition of 2.4 on weather station.

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@nanajoy6 thank you for the update. To clarify, you were able to identify the separate bands, but you are unable to connect your weather station to the 2.4 GHz band?

 

If so, and if everything seems to be functioning on the network's side, have you attempted troubleshooting with your weather station?

I no longer work for Comcast.

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@nanajoy6​ 

Does the weather station device see the broadcast / network name (SSID) of whatever it is that you named the 2.4 band ?

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14 Messages

3 years ago

As usual the phone menus for trying to talk to an actual tech support person are ridiculous and never take you there, and the chatbots are useless, so maybe this will work. Trying to talk to someone at Xfinity is easily the worst experience of any service I have ever had. Not even a close second. Anyway, I have a device that only talks 2.4 and it seems, according to this - https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/change-wifi-mode-admin-tool-xfinity-xfi - that I do not have the ability to name the networks separately anymore because I am using xFi pods. Is that correct? It also talks about XB6 vs. XB3 and XB2, but I can't find anything in the admin page or on the device itself that identifies the gateway. It is a CGM4331COM rev. 2. Are my 2.4 devices now obsoleted by my Xfinity network?

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549 Messages

3 years ago

If you are using pods, you cannot separate the channels. 

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3 years ago

@AtlSteel 

Please create a new topic of your own here on this board detailing your issue. Thanks. The original poster has not returned. 3-month-old dead thread is now being closed.
 

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