GET SMART 💡3 Ways to Set Up a Smart Device on a 2.4 GHz Network

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Setting up a smart device can be either straight forward or very aggravating. A large majority of smart devices require a 2.4 GHz-band connection, so you might run into some issues, especially if your router automatically defaults to a 5 GHz. If that's the case, there are a few workarounds for getting your devices to connect to 2.4 GHz band. I'll show you 2 easy ways to do this and one which is the stupid way I see recommended on other videos!
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@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

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@wueen Жыл бұрын

Omg....thank you so much...security camera up and running... had to go to far corner of my back yard. I almost sent darn thing back... I've learned so much. Your a life savior. ..I can watch my wildlife now

@ToastiBuilds Ай бұрын

after 4 hours of me trying to get my bloody lightbulb to work, I found this video!! Thanks love!

@UTILITARIANTVUK Ай бұрын

Glad it helped.

@aidansmyth7874 Жыл бұрын

Hi - I followed your advice and it worked a treat! Thanks !

@lindanichols7893 2 жыл бұрын

The first recommendation worked!! So freaking easy

@clairemurray6271 Ай бұрын

Thankyou … all day been trying to work out how to change my wifi settings for my robot hoover … then took it out to the garden like the local looney and it worked in seconds . So thanks for the explanation ☺️.

@UTILITARIANTVUK Ай бұрын

Maybe the neighbours thought you were vacuuming the garden? 😄

@tonhow1010 Жыл бұрын

As was mentioned in one of these comments, not all routers can be configured to disable 5g band. I have a Spectrum 6 router and Spectrum Tech Support wants me to carry my 27cu ft smart refrigerator out in my yard outside the reach of 5g band. They told there is no admin option to disable 5g and even they do not have the ability to shut 5g off temporarily. Great design Spectrum.

@UTILITARIANTVUK Жыл бұрын

Not ideal but you could get some extension cables and move the router away from the fridge.

@AssBlasster Жыл бұрын

I was wondering where that 2.4/5 G option was, but I see there is none...thanks Spectrum!

@adriangoode3505 Жыл бұрын

All u need is a wave router it 2.4&5g MHz

@adriangoode3505 Жыл бұрын

@@UTILITARIANTVUK All u need is a wave router SPECTRUM

@hearditb4 2 жыл бұрын

Great help, thanks very much

@AarrenDieok 7 ай бұрын

You''re super helpful, I love your Brit's sense of humor -:)

@UTILITARIANTVUK 7 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@incognito7597 4 ай бұрын

thanks gonna try this on my camera.

@colinemsley 3 жыл бұрын

A great tutorial, speaks my language: “rooter” 🇬🇧👍😉

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

😂

@pedromenedz5426 3 жыл бұрын

Thank u so much

@HellBoy8152 3 жыл бұрын

thanks!

@wueen Жыл бұрын

I so hope this first one gets er done for my security camera…..I truly don’t want to do the last option….one and only smart device for me now..I’ll stick to the basics lol

@darlenealbarran4093 2 жыл бұрын

You guys invented the language 😂😂 High five. Such a true statement, made me lol.

@jasonmcmahon1285 3 ай бұрын

This seems out of date as my home app does not look like this. I've checked for updates and I'm up to date.

@jonathanevans4894 3 жыл бұрын

Nice intro!

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@GleespenDesigns Жыл бұрын

PLEASE HELP! I just got a yeedi robot vacuum and it says to connect to 2.4Ghz but it says my wifi is 5Ghz. What do I do?? 😭

@UTILITARIANTVUK Жыл бұрын

During set up, try moving the robot vacuum further away from the router so you've only got one or two bars on your WiFi. 5GHz works over shorter distances, 2.4GHz works over longer distances.

@mevlutunlu42 Жыл бұрын

hi. after setting up all where your smart switch connected to your 2.4ghz and your phone to the 5ghz network, can you still control your devices through your phone?

@luislazo413 2 жыл бұрын

I have two vivitar light bulbs that reach 100% when it’s trying to connect but then it times out how did I fix

@TheFitmar 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much 👍. I bought it maybe 2 years ago and gave up because I couldn't connect 😁. Silly me 😊! After watching your video I tried again... It is working. And plug as well 👍😊😊😊😊😊. Thank you so much!!!

@UTILITARIANTVUK 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped.

@margokr1350 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video although the 1st method didn’t help.. so will be watching the 2nd video, hope will work🙏🏼☀️ Fun to watch😁

@ampbel 6 ай бұрын

what about a washer and dryer? am I supposed to drag it outside?

@Shel15 3 жыл бұрын

Does the cable need to be plugged in to your house to try reset it so it flashes ? Or the cable can be connected to another house to be a bit further so it’s possible to be closer to the 2.4ghz

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

As long as you're still in range of the 2.4Ghz of your router, it doesn't really matter where you get your power supply.

@cesarleal684 Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 you funny RUTHER guy

@teameraze7774 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same WiFi as you and my smart bulb won’t pair for some reason . Make a video on that

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

See if this helps kzfaq.info/get/bejne/l8xjnMWKr6e0p40.html

@bigdave5678 3 жыл бұрын

What about leds? Mine are already sticked to the wall and I don’t want to damage the paint, got any ideas?

@ryinwhyers365 2 жыл бұрын

Get ready to paint

@Kenthetic 2 жыл бұрын

Connect them while the sticky part is still covered

@tchimejosh5333 Жыл бұрын

O6/04/23 method one for the rescue 😊

@MrGoobieracing 3 жыл бұрын

You don't need to bring the device with you when you set it up. You can just set it to pair before you go outside with your phone and just get your phone into 2.4 wifi and setup the device the same way. Saves you from bringing the device with you.

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

I've tried this method and it did not work for me?

@chelseaash3692 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve tried that method too and it doesn’t work! I legit had to take both to the end of my driveway! I think u just got lucky! Thanks for this video! U saved me a big headache!

@imapersonnotanumber8940 9 ай бұрын

why is stuff on a 5khz band? rather than a 2.khz?

@mammbavlogs7235 3 жыл бұрын

Still not working I know my light is a TCP but it won’t connect but I don’t know if it’s the right version I have a one with a remote controll

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

Could you send me a link to the make of light you have?

@USA-CANADA1480 Жыл бұрын

Yes I gave it a "lovely juicy like" lol ... "Rooter" man. PS. I had to disable my 5G wifi from my AT&T admin router website in the settings - only to turn it back on after I got my Meross smart light set up after so many frustrating tries - discovering that the 2.4G and 5G simultaneously enabled frequency was hindering it.

@eddyz67 3 жыл бұрын

im ready to bin my bulb ,i turn it on of 4 times as per instructions and it just flashes 3 times then stays on ,so cant get it into pairing mode

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

Every bulb I've had is 3 times only. Odd that it states 4?

@imapersonnotanumber8940 9 ай бұрын

ive got a cctv on 2.4ghz, internet etc on kHz, are there any cctv that run on 5 kHz?

@UTILITARIANTVUK 9 ай бұрын

They have to have them run on 2.4G Hz as it has a longer range. If they had them on 5 GHz, you would only be able to use the device close to the router.

@imapersonnotanumber8940 9 ай бұрын

so if I took my phone and the cctv ( 5khz) outside I can pair my cctv up with my smartphone?

@UTILITARIANTVUK 9 ай бұрын

Yes, take the CCTV and your phone away from the router until you get around 2 or 3 bars on your signal.

@britishpatriot7386 2 жыл бұрын

Or you could just put a thick box over the router to lessen the single instead of going outside scaring your neighbors.

@tyronecharizard363 Жыл бұрын

About to do that at 1 am

@skaterbaee5495 3 жыл бұрын

I turned on the 2.4 on my wifi hub on the internet and my smart device still won’t work... is there any help for this?

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

Did you turn off the 5ghz? kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKmmisiWzK3LhGw.html

@Kompassionate4 2 жыл бұрын

best option- call provide and have techincal support lower it or split wifi

@misaplantaqua5722 3 жыл бұрын

How can you tell if you are far enough thanks

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

The WiFi signal icon on your phone should be showing 1 bar.

@misaplantaqua5722 3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok thank lol I try but i didn’t go far enough because it didn’t dropped in 2 bar thanks again I’ll try tomorrow

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

@@misaplantaqua5722 👍

@lindvallpaul9861 Жыл бұрын

Well i did try all that.. cant still get it to work

@UTILITARIANTVUK Жыл бұрын

Soz 😞

@joon0171 3 жыл бұрын

Hold on, maybe I’m wrong. Or maybe my internet router works different then what ever he’s talking about in this video. But when I connect to my Wi-Fi I have the option to choose wether I want to connect to 2.4 or 5ghz band. Don’t get me wrong, a tutorial video is always welcome and appreciated, but this video leaves me asking if there are dou-band routers that don’t let you choose want band you want to connect to. If so then what is even the point of dou-band.

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

When you connect to WiFi with a smart phone, PC, table etc, you will get the option to connect to either the 2.4 or 5GHz. However, you will not get this option in the smart devices app which is why you have to disable it.

@tranquility4921 2 жыл бұрын

@@UTILITARIANTVUK my router is stuck on 5 gigahertz built in I guess maybe duel band , my phone won't allow me to select which band it's stuck on 5 gigahertz and grayed out so I can't switch . I even tried restarting the router which does nothing

@3vpme2 2 жыл бұрын

Ok let’s see if you got my solution lol

@brihannabanton525 3 жыл бұрын

How do I change 2.4 GH

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

This shows you how to access 2.4 and 5 GHz. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gKmmisiWzK3LhGw.html

@bettyboop8529 3 жыл бұрын

How is the ‘going outside with an extension lead and a lamp’ not the silly option...?!!! And yes it’s rooter, the same way the word YOU is pronounced. ROUter 🎉🎉

@UTILITARIANTVUK 3 жыл бұрын

All I can say to that is Boop-Oop-a-Doop!

@bettyboop8529 3 жыл бұрын

@@UTILITARIANTVUK 😂😂😂👏🏼🤪