how to see what frequency the wireless network is using

In windows 10 (once you connect) you just go to Settings/Netowrk&Internet/click on the SSID name and scroll down to properties. It tells you the Band, protocol, channel, security type, and all that good stuff.

update: Only on windows 10 anniversary update and up

jAce

Posted 2016-04-18T18:25:04.390

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Doesn't work for me. Clicking on the SSID name just displays a "Disconnect" button. There is no "Properties" section or button anywhere to be seen. – Tilman Schmidt – 2016-08-28T20:48:17.000

Windows 10? Mine shows it. Just checked again. It even shows a "properties" if I click on the SSID down in the taskbar. I guess I am running the preview version on this PC though... – jAce – 2016-08-29T14:02:44.633

Mine is Windows 10 Pro, updated from Windows 7 Professional. German locale, but I'm sure I'd recognize any of the translations for "properties" Microsoft would come up with. (Although their German translations are often quite strange and inconsistent.) – Tilman Schmidt – 2016-08-30T22:26:30.540

I also don't have the SSID anywhere in the taskbar, just the WLAN icon which displays the SSID as mouseover. If I click on that I get the list of visible WLANs, with mine marked as "connected, secured", and if I click on that, the "disconnect" button appears, nothing else. At the bottom of the list is a link "network settings" and two buttons to switch off the WLAN or to switch to airplane mode. – Tilman Schmidt – 2016-08-30T22:33:33.340

You are correct. I setup and tried this on a PC not running the Preview version and it wasn't there. I will try updating one of these PC's to the "windows 10 anniversary update" and see if it shows up then or if it's just a preview thing. (not sure why the anniversary update doesn't seem to be auto updating yet) I'll update this with what I find out. Thanks – jAce – 2016-08-31T15:16:20.300

1It is a "windows 10 anniversary update" feature. So it won't be on your PC till it's updated. Either Automatically by windows or manually by you. – jAce – 2016-08-31T21:19:03.643

You can access the AP and check your connection status depending on your AP's firmware, or you can install a software like this one: https://www.acrylicwifi.com/en/wlan-software/wlan-scanner-acrylic-wifi-free/ which can give you the needed info

– Alex – 2016-04-18T18:31:48.533

Dupe: Get the wireless adapter frequency-band mode in Windows 7

– DavidPostill – 2016-04-18T18:42:04.110

how to see what frequency the wireless network is using

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