A network technician is configuring a dual-band wireless access point for a small office. The technician attempts to configure a SSID dedicated to legacy 2.4 GHz client devices using only the IEEE 802.11ac standard. However, the legacy client devices are unable to discover or connect to this wireless network. Which of the following technical characteristics explains why 802.11ac cannot service these 2.4 GHz-only clients?
- The IEEE 802.11ac standard operates exclusively in the 5 GHz frequency band.Cevap
- BThe IEEE 802.11ac standard requires channel bonding across adjacent 2.4 GHz non-overlapping channels 1, 6, and 11.
- CThe IEEE 802.11ac standard is restricted to the 6 GHz frequency band introduced with Wi-Fi 6E.
- DThe IEEE 802.11ac standard uses Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), which is unsupported by 2.4 GHz radios.
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IEEE 802.11ac operates exclusively in the 5 GHz frequency band, making it broadcast-incompatible with legacy devices that only possess 2.4 GHz radios.
The IEEE 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) standard was designed specifically for the 5 GHz frequency band to take advantage of wider channels and reduced congestion. Because it has no implementation defined for the 2.4 GHz spectrum, client devices equipped only with 2.4 GHz wireless adapters cannot communicate using 802.11ac.
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Frequency band specifications of IEEE 802.11 wireless standards (802.11ac 5 GHz exclusivity)