router setup

[mailmanusa]

I have a new Netgear AC1900 Dual Band router and it's up and running good. Currently, all devices including Arlo are set up on  the 2.4 GHz band.  Is it possible for me to dedicate the 5 GHz band to serve Arlo exclusivly?   If so, how do I do this?  On the other hand, am I good enough with everything on the 2.4 GHz band and don't stand to gain by changing?

My thoughts are that Arlo would not have to compete with anything else on my network if it has a dedicated band.  I'll do anything I can to enhance the performance on my end.  

Excuse me if my question is silly.  I'm not fully adept in this subject.  Thanks for the help.

John

[jguerdat]

The original Arlo is 2.4GHz only.  The new Q also uses the 5GHz band. You'd have to dedicate the 2.4GHz band to Arlo and use the 5GHz band to everything else.

I've been switching new devices to use 5GHz to prevent issues but not all devices support or play well on 5GHz.  Some devices that support 5GHz don't seem to have good drivers or the hardware is iffy (we have a Samsung S4 and a Nexus 10 that both support 5GHz but don't work well on it).

FWIW, I haven't seen issues even with my base right next to my router.  The channel sharing works well here.  YMMV.

[mailmanusa]

Thanks for the answer.  I suspect my Nighthawk 1900 is up to the task with everythoing on the 2.4 GHz band in any event since there's not too much on my network. A few iphones and streaming TV now and then.  

I think there are settings that will allow me to priortize Arlo in the 2.4 band.  I'll give that a try.  I doubt any bottle neck I get in the chain of events is going to be a fault of my network anyway.  I think I'll choose not to mess with having trouble with other devices having issues on 5GHz.  

My ISP upload speeds are in the 6 Mbps range.

Does it make sense for me to assume that recurring bottlenecks are not likely on my network?

[jguerdat]

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mailmanusa wrote:

My ISP upload speeds are in the 6 Mbps range.

Does it make sense for me to assume that recurring bottlenecks are not likely on my network?

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Likely - the World Wide Wait is always suspect.  That doesn't mean you can't introduce issues such as multiple devices streaming or otherwise beating up the connection as well as interference.  The 2.4GHz band is highly littered with devices from microwave ovens to cordless phones to your neighbor's WiFi.  There are reasons to switch bands or stay but it's so highly dependent on the individual location that only you can be sure.