“will the 4850 and 3850 work with 5k. Some on-line reviews say to beware of not functioning with 5k service”
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The latest wireless routers, especially AC and above, which has pretty much been the standard for a few years now, all support dual band, and many of them no longer allow the separation of the SSIDs, and even if they do allow the separation, setting distinct SSIDs breaks the dual band capability for all other WiFi connected networked resources on the network. The lack of dual band on Epson printers, and not keeping their networking up to speed with current standards is why I elected to find a different printer and trash my Epson. I will not downgrade my internal network that supports over 20 other networked items just to support a printer who's manufacturer refuses to keep up to date on their wireless technology, 801.2n dual band has been in effect for over 10 years now, why is Epson still using single band wifi?
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello Susan. We want to confirm you're referencing a 5 GHz network. If so, the ET-4850 can technically connect to a 5GHz router, but it can only connect to a 2.4GHz band. When using a 5 GHz wireless router, you can set the router to operate in dual-band (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) mode. If your router uses a single network name (SSID) for both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band, you can give each band its own network name (SSID) instead, such as Home Network 2.4 GHz and Home Network 5 GHz. Regards, Kevin - The Epson Team.
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