Speaker 1
on the phone. Right. I've got an issue with my meshed Wi-Fi system I have. I've got four nodes. Two of the MX 5500 and two of the 5300 on having some issues with one of them only connecting with a Wi-Fi 5 and I understand I can force the firmware. Two of them are running one particular firmware and two of them are running a different firmware. I understand I need to make them all run the same firmware. What I need to know, I think I've got a handle on how to do that, but I need to know which firmware I need to force on which.
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Speaker 2
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Speaker 1
Node. I run the 5,300 AS the AS the parent node with one 5,300 AS a child and two 5,500 as child nodes. Do I force the firmware of the 5,300 onto the 5,500 or force the firmware of the 5,500 onto the 5,300. I'm sorry, I don't understand that yet. [silence]
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Speaker 2
oh oh regarding with your query sir uh we cannot actually like use the same firmware from this model to the other model since uh each model has a different firmware version and that's the reason why uh huh so as long as like on the app or on the web user interface as long as it it's saying there that uh each firmware of each device is up to date or updated uh that means that uh there's no need to again revert or change their firmware version
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Speaker 1
right. Why is your why is your website telling me that they need to be using the same firmware? Oh, this is this is this is specifically linked to using both the 5,300 and the 5,500 together.
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Speaker 2
And the reason as well why we don't want to use this [silence] firmware version to another device or another model because [silence] uh by doing that it might a break or damage the unit itself. So So that's the reason [silence] The reason it could be possible sir or on the website it might saying that if you are using like the MX5300 all your MX5300 should have the same firmware. So because you may or uh yes sir. However for your setup since you mentioned that you have uh both MX5500 and MX MX5300 as long as the MX5300 have the same firmware version.
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Speaker 1
why, why, why, why, yeah, why then is one of the nodes only broadcasting and Wi-Fi 5 when it's a Wi-Fi 6 capable device, I can't seem to fix that problem. I've got, you know, up-to-date um devices trying to connect with it, but only connecting via Wi-Fi 5 and not Wi-Fi 6.
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Speaker 2
can both MX-5500 have the same firmware version we're so sure that there's no need to update the firmware so again we can it regarding with that one we might need to further isolate the issue however upon double checking both of your devices like the MX-5500 and the MX-300 one of them should that not broadcast but in order for your or able your devices to connect wirelessly via using the Wi-Fi 6 to the network so since this devices of yours the two MX
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Speaker 1
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, you miss, you missed my point, what I'm saying is, some of the nodes are broadcasting Wi-Fi 6 and one of the nodes is only broadcasting Wi-Fi 5. If I move my device to another area of the house, it connects to Wi-Fi 6, but when I'm in a particular area, it only connects to Wi-Fi 5. There it all. Okay, I tell you what, I'll leave it for now, um, I'll try and um, reinstall it first and then, [silence]
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Speaker 2
are not using the Wi-Fi 6E. That's the reason why the it's not broadcasting Wi-Fi 6. However, since again, these devices of yours are still using the Wi-Fi 6 wireless technology. So if your devices like your phones or computers, are compatible with Wi-Fi 6, rest assured that they will be able to connect to the Wi-Fi 6 network. mm-hmm [silence] I see. for that one again, we might need to further isolate. So may I have the serial number may I have the serial number of the node that you mm-hmm
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Speaker 1
I'm having still having issues, I'll come back to you. Thank you very much. Thank you, bye bye. Thank you.
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Speaker 2
get get that one sir and yes you may thank you again for calling linksys you have a great day bye
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