Dual Band routers transmit signals in 2 distinct frequency bands, 2.4GHz and 5GHz. Most of the current Triband routers transmit signals in 3 bands, contrary to general assumption, it uses the same two frequencies but has an additional bandwidth added to the same 5GHz band.

The 2.4 GHz band provides coverage at a longer range but transmits data at slower speeds. The 5 GHz band provides less coverage but transmits data at faster speeds because higher frequencies cannot penetrate solid objects, such as walls and floors.

These are different WiFi standards and following is a brief of what they mean in a nutshell:

•  802.11 (1997) – 2.4 GHz band that supported speeds of 1Mbps – 2Mbps
• 802.11a (1999) – Also known as WiFi 2, operated on 5GHz band with supported speed upto 54Mbps
• 802.11b (1999) – Also known as WiFi 1, operated on 2.4 GHz band, supporting speeds upto 11Mbps
• 802.11g (2003) – Also known as WiFi 3, operated on 2.4 GHz band, supporting speeds upto 54Mbps
• 802.11n (2009) – Also known as WiFi 4 or Wireless-N, operated on two frequency bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, supporting speeds upto 600Mbps
•  802.11ac (2013) – Also known as WiFi 5 or Gigabit WiFi, operates in two frequency bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, supporting speeds upto 2.34Gbps on 5 GHz band and upto 1Gbps on 2.4 GHz band.
• 802.11ax (2019) – Also known as WiFi 6 or High Efficiency WLAN, operates in two frequency bands 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, supporting speeds upto 10Gbps
• WiFi 6E (2021) – will operate in 3 frequency bands, 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz

Beamforming is the technology that helps focus a Wi-fi signal in a specific direction. Traditional routers broadcast a Wi-Fi signal in all directions. With the help of beamforming, the Berry+ router determines where your devices are located and projects a stronger signal in that specific direction, enabling a faster, stronger wi-fi signal with longer range for each device.

Mbps: Megabits per second is a unit of measurement used to indicate download and upload speed of the connected network

MBps: Megabytes per second is a unit of measurement used to indicate the rate at which data is being transferred

Eight bits make one byte. For example, let’s say you want to download a 500 MB file, and you have a 100 Mbps internet connection. If you don’t notice the capital B in the file size, you might estimate that this download would take five seconds. However, the units don’t match up. The file size is measured in megabytes, while the connection speed is measured in megabits per second. Since the file size is eight times larger than you originally estimated, it actually takes eight times as long to download — 40 s.

dBi is a unit for measuring performance gain of an antenna. In common terms, it is understood that bigger the dBi value of the router, longer is its horizontal connectivity but lower is its vertical connectivity. e.g., 2dBi antenna transmits the signal 360 degrees around but the horizontal range of the router is limited and a 9dBi antenna transmits the signal to a longer distance but the signal is more spread out horizontally 60 degrees. So, larger dBi doesn’t necessarily mean better signal all around. It depends on what your use case is.

AC signifies that it complies with 802.11ac (WiFi 5) WiFi standards. 2100 signifies the approximate maximum supported bandwidth (1733Mbps on 5 GHz + 300Mbps on 2.4 GHz)

First confirm that there is no Internet outage on your modem, then

(a) Please confirm whether the “Country/Region” is set correctly.

(b) Reset the two devices and do not access the outer Internet(Disconnect modem/router’s connection from the node), then enter the respective interface to clear the pairing information and press the pairing button to rematch.

(c) If the step (b) doesn’t work, connect one device to the outer Internet, then manually add the 5G MAC address of the other devices in the Mesh Network interface to see if it can be added successfully.

When the first node is configured as a router following the steps in Quick Start Guide, it should start transmitting WiFi on 2 SSIDs, Berry+Mesh_Prime (5GHz and 2GHz bands) and BerryPlusMesh_Connect (2.4 GHz band password-free secure access). Even as you add multiple nodes to the mesh system, you will continue to see just those two network SSIDs.

AC signifies that it complies with 802.11ac (WiFi 5) WiFi standards. 1200 signifies the approximate maximum supported bandwidth (867Mbps on 5 GHz + 300Mbps on 2.4 GHz)

When the device is configured as a router following the steps in Quick Start Guide, it should start transmitting WiFi on 2 SSIDs, Berry+Mesh_Prime (5GHz and 2GHz bands) and BerryPlusMesh_Connect (2.4 GHz band password-free secure access).

Yes, with the factory default settings of the device, that is the behaviour. If you want to disable auto connection to LTE, you can set it that way following the instructions on Berry+ Freedom’s Admin Guide.