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Firstly, you must have a 2.4G/5G dual band routers.
  
 
1. Make sure you have set the correct country code using raspi configuration.
 
1. Make sure you have set the correct country code using raspi configuration.
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sudo raspi-config
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[[File:Raspi-config-wifi-1.png|700px]]
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select 'Localisation Options' and press 'ENTER'
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[[File:Raspi-config-wifi-2-1.png|700px]]
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select 'L4' and press 'ENTER'
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select the correct country then press 'ENTER'
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[[File:Raspi-config-wifi-3.png|700px]]
  
 
2. Use the 'iwlist channel' command to view the currently allowed frequency bands to be connected. These values are different for different countries.
 
2. Use the 'iwlist channel' command to view the currently allowed frequency bands to be connected. These values are different for different countries.
 
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3. '''Check the frequency band settings of your router 5G WIFI'''
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3. Check the frequency band settings of your router 5G WIFI
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'''For this router, only '149,153,157 or 161' channel can be selected if we want to use 5G WIFI, or can't find 5G wifi in Pi 4 SSID list.'''
  
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4. Then you can find the 5G wifi on your raspberry pi SSID list
  
 
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 22 June 2021

Firstly, you must have a 2.4G/5G dual band routers.

1. Make sure you have set the correct country code using raspi configuration.

sudo raspi-config

Raspi-config-wifi-1.png

select 'Localisation Options' and press 'ENTER'

Raspi-config-wifi-2-1.png

select 'L4' and press 'ENTER'

Raspi-config-wifi-2.png

select the correct country then press 'ENTER'

Raspi-config-wifi-3.png

2. Use the 'iwlist channel' command to view the currently allowed frequency bands to be connected. These values are different for different countries.

iwlist channel

Iwlist-show.jpg

3. Check the frequency band settings of your router 5G WIFI

Routers-5G-setting.jpg

For this router, only '149,153,157 or 161' channel can be selected if we want to use 5G WIFI, or can't find 5G wifi in Pi 4 SSID list.

4. Then you can find the 5G wifi on your raspberry pi SSID list

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Anonymous user #2

5 months ago
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worked! changing to china worked for me for channel 149 sent from my xiaomi/redmi phone hotspot! :D

Walker

5 months ago
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Thanks

Anonymous user #1

10 months ago
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Thanks, this seemed to stop the wifi dropping for me.

Walker

10 months ago
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You're welcome