Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Welcome back to the Parkerverse!

This week I thought I'd share with you guys a quick guide on how to connect your smart devices to your combined 2.4ghz & 5ghz wifi network. This worked for my Smart plug, smart light switch and smart bulbs....and hopefully it works for you too.

A quick and easy guide on a couple tricks on things you can try to get your smart devices working on your 5ghz network.

My Live Wallpaper App:
Epic Live Wallpaper app - youtu.be/HzCa0DMXRq4


Chapters
0:00 - Intro
0:54 - Method 1 - Seperate 2.4GHz + 5GHz wifi bands
2:18 - Method 2 - Smart device access point
3:18 - Method 3 - Wifi Distance Trick
3:56 - Method 4 - Device Mac address Trick
6:33 - Method 5 - 5ghz Wifi Trick


Connect your smart home devices to your new wifi network.

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