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slartibartfast
slartibartfast
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November 11, 2020
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FortiWiFi 60F - dual frequencies possible for built-in wifi?

  • November 11, 2020
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It looks like the FortiWiFi 60F (firmware 6.4.3) has the flexibility to accommodate a wireless network of arbitrary complexity. Our needs are much simpler, we really only need the built-in WiFi to bridge radios to the LAN, like a consumer-grade router.

 

It's basically working, but it seems that when setting up a profile only "Radio 1" is listed, it doesn't appear possible to use both frequencies at the same time. This also is the case with the default built-in profiles, it's an either/or proposition. Is this a limitation of the FortiWiFi 60F?

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    brycemd
    brycemd
    New Member
    November 11, 2020

    The FortiWiFi devices only have a single radio. It is technically a dual band radio but you have to pick 2.4 or 5G. It cannot do simultaneous dual band without that second radio.

    slartibartfast
    slartibartfastAuthor
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    November 11, 2020

    That's kind of surprising but at least now I know what's going on. Since most modern devices can connect to 5GHz I'll set it up for that and if we need 2.4GHz as well we can add an access point. Thanks!

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