Benefits Of Tri-Band Wifi; Smart Connect - NETGEAR D8500 User Manual

Figure 13. Load balancing
Slower devices like printers, older computers, or IP cameras connect to the 2.4 GHz band.The presence
of two 5 GH bands prevents overloading when many devices use WiFi at the same time.

Benefits of Tri-Band WiFi

The tri-band WiFi network outperforms the dual-band network in several ways:
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More bandwidth is available.
Even with more devices connected to the network, because the connections are spread across two
different bands, each device gets a larger share of the available WiFi bandwidth.
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Smart Connect directs WiFi traffic to the appropriate lane.
With Smart Connect, older devices do not slow down faster devices.
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The modem router uses load balancing to avoid network congestion in each WiFi band.
With load balancing, you don't need to share your WiFi connection with as many devices.

Smart Connect

Smart Connect balances your 5 GHz WiFi connections into two different radio bands: the 5 GHz radio 1
band and the 5 GHz radio 2 band.The modem router uses Smart Connect to choose the best radio band
for your device to give you the best WiFi performance.
Figure 14. Smart Connect
For Smart Connect to work, both 5 GHz radio bands must use the same WiFi network name (SSID) and
network key (password).That means that when you connect to the modem router with WiFi, you see only
one 5 GHz SSID that connects to both 5 GHz radio bands.
AC5300 WiFi VDSL/ADSL Modem Router Model D8500
Tri-Band WiFi Connections
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