“I bought this Nighthawk 7200 X10 R9000 router. Is true I really only have two bands available since one band is ad and there isn't much support for Ad or is AD band backwards compatible ?”
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Wireless AD is not backwards compatible it operates on a different frequency. However depending the device you are trying to connect to AD you may be able to purchase either an internal or external Wireless ADcard and install it. I recently bought a mini PCIe to m.2 adapter and removed the wireless NIC in my laptop and replaced it with a tri band card so i could make use of the new Wireless AD. It was worth the pain to make it all fit.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.This router has the 2.4ghz band (b/g/n) the 5ghz band (AC) and the 60ghz band (AD). So it has 3 but your device may only see 2. Also, AD is only good for line of sight, it can NOT pass through walls/objects.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.The router is tri band but there are not many, if any, clients available that currently use the 60ghz band (AD). This will change and if you buy the router now you will be able to support these devices in the future (future proofing).
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.it takes both is ad or ac bands will work great no matter what and use 5g for faster speed and not to use 2.4g so that use from other network will work on that ok
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Based on a review of the Router on Cnet.com ad has a really short range (less than 10') to get it's maximum throughput. The review stated that the laptop had to be adjacent to the router to get the speed of ad, so IMO ad isn't really a viable option anyway, so backwards compatibility isn't an issue. I'd turn on the smart switching so that your 2.4 and 5 ghz bands merge and the router decides which the device uses. It's working well for me.
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