Just set up my gateway… working fine for the most part, but it doesn’t appear in the list of available networks on my Windows 10 laptop. Phone, tablet, another laptop elsewhere in the house… the network shows up just fine on all those devices.
Any idea what would cause this? TIA!
All this is a common issue because of the age of your client device(laptop, phone etc). This is because the wireless card in the device does not support the newest 2.4ghz bands that the T-Mobile devices comes defaulted to.
You do not need to buy an extender or any other piece of equipment, only change one setting on the router.
You will want to log into the router settings, theses are found on the bottom of the T-Mobile device.
Navigate to:
Due to the age of the device it is not a big deal to have a lower transmission speed on the 2.4ghz channel - all modern devices will connect to the 5ghz channel or WiFi 6 if your device supports it.
Hope this helps!
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I don’t know if people are still having this problem. I am, and it looks like T-Mobile has removed the ability to make these kinds of changes. The left side menu is not there anymore when I go to my gateway’s IP. I’m thinking of trying the range extender solution...
I could not see any networks on my Windows 10 computer and wifi was working but disconnected, so I was without internet access. To reconnect, “Devices” did nothing--I needed to search on “Services,” then WLan AutoConfig, Start-up Type Automatic (it had said Manual), Apply, and Start in left panel. Then all was back to normal. Hopes this helps someone else.
This is how I fixed my issue with an old Dell Notebook PC with the following network adapter:
Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
I simply went to Device Manager, located that network adapter in the device manager, uninstalled it by right-clicking on that device, and then go to ACTION, “scan for hardware changes”, and then the WIFI network came up immediately!
Hope this helps!!!
Sorry to say, did not work for me. Same AC 3160. Did you check “Delete the driver software for the device” ? I did not. Thank you.
The t-mobile router doesn't work with some Dell computers. T-mobile Philippines support was clueless, and so was Dell. I solved the problem by connecting via a wifi extender.
Solved! The issue is your Proxy Server.When proxy is enabled, your network data gets transmitted differently than it would when proxy is disabled.
Therefore, turn the proxy server off on your PC and see if that helps you get rid of your problem. You can always turn the proxy server on with a few clicks. Here is the link to how disable the proxy server.
https://helpdeskgeek.com/help-desk/how-to-fix-the-remote-device-wont-accept-the-connection-error/
Here’s how to disable proxy:
Some older computers and devices don’t work well with the default network settings. You should leave those settings alone for all your devices that do work well. But if your computer or other device can’t see the default network, you need to add a second network.
Here are T-Mobile’s instructions for how to do this with the app.
Same issue after re-starting router home PC doesn’t SEE router but other devices in same room work Fine. It is STUPID that tech support is a community share and NOT T-Mobile techs fixing the problem. Oh and the app locks up anytime I attempt to see devices
I switched to T-mobile over a year ago and I’ve had to keep our old provider allllll this time, because 1 desktop PC in the house couldn’t find the gateway.
All total, I probably spent a solid week’s worth of time reading these forums, doing all the stuff posted here, having support walking me through fixes (that failed), and even reading forums and support from other companies, whose users were having the same issue with those products.
I even tried skipping the wireless and plugging it into the Ethernet port on the gateway, since it’s a desktop PC and not going anywhere, but those hopes were crushed when I discovered it’s in the one place in my house where the gateway couldn’t get a signal.
Last week, I was putting in a grocery order in at Walmart, not even close to thinking about technical annoyances, and I had a brain storm. I added a USB wifi adapter to the grocery order. When it arrived, I plugged it in, ran the setup, and BOOM! the T-mobile gateway appeared on the list.
A whopping $9.99 and 5 minutes solved the problem. The desktop PC is online, its user is happy as a pig in slop, and I can FINALLY kick my old provider to the curb.
Sometimes it pays to think outside the box, and inside the Walmart bag. 😄
I have the same issue with an old Windows 7 64-bit laptop that cannot detect the Wireless connection, I change the 2.4GHz transmission mode to n/g and the T Mobile Wireless Network was instantly detected. After that everything is working fine with a download speed between 21-29 Mbps.
I had same issue one of my laptop wasnt connecting to 5 GHz gateway. However connects to 2.4 GHz gateway automatically without issues.
Same situation
I have the exact same issue. It won't show up on the list of available networks of my laptop. hellodear.in
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With the Arcadyan or Sagemcon gateways the mobile application is T-Mobile’s method for managing the units.
I’m trying to change the settings on the router but the Admin IP just takes me to description page with a link to the app, which doesn’t have any option to change those settings. Is there any way I can still access the router settings through the admin IP or do I have to use the app?
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The best resolution is to get a USB network adapter that is 802.11ax.
I have the exact same issue. It won't show up on the list of available networks of my laptop. It has windows 10 too.
Known issue on older devices. The Intel WiFi drivers need to be updated.
ac3160 wifi no longer supported
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If you have the Arcadyan or Sagemcon gateway you cannot manage the gateway with the admin account via the web GUI. The way T-Mobile has those set you are required to manage them via the T-Mobile home internet mobile application. You download it from the respective mobile application store. The home internet application seems to work much more reliably on Android but can be difficult with Apple iOS.
There are also some good videos on YouTube by Nater Tater. If you have not seen these you should check them out. He has very good information for working around configurations with the gateways.
Same issue as above. Have tried most of fixes (none worked) except for admin IP address to access gateway settings . Don’t see any way to change network settings when accessing using IP address. Just get generic info on device, etc. but nothing allowing changes as some above have indicated… Tmobile tech had no idea and Dell wants me to get new machine (of course) but 7-yr old Inspiron still performing very well except for this glitch. Two afternoons of my life will never get back…
This is how I fixed my issue with an old Dell Notebook PC with the following network adapter:
Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless-AC 3160
I simply went to Device Manager, located that network adapter in the device manager, uninstalled it by right-clicking on that device, and then go to ACTION, “scan for hardware changes”, and then the WIFI network came up immediately!
Hope this helps!!!
Hi everyone, I had the same issue with my computer not seeing the SSID. in order to solve this problem in my windows 10 laptop computer I went to device manager looked up my network adapter name. then I went to the maker of the WIFI card on my laptop. In my case it was intel. (When i ran the update driver in windows it said that i had the latest driver) don’t listen to that, i went to intel’s site downloaded the exact driver that my device manager said i had, installed it and viola it saw the SSID. I am now connected. The intel site said that the card was discontinued but i still downloaded the latest driver which was from 2019. Try this it worked for me. Apparently windows only uses parts of the full driver.
i was unable to connect an older microsoft surface pro to the t-mobile wifi, but all my other devices could connect. the network name was visible, but when i tried to connect i got an error stating that i could not connect to that network. i have a t-mobile black tower model FAST 5688W. first thing i did was insure that my wireless network adapter was up to date. i then disable and then enable the network adapter. i then tried connecting again and got the same error. i then logged into the t-mobile internet app and created a second wifi network. i set new network's frequency band to “2.4 GHz” and the WPA Version to “WPA2”. i used this new network name to connect to my surface pro and the connection was successful. i left all my other devices connected to the original network.
Quick fix:
Buy a USB adapter (Amazon $19 value) and hook it up to computer (5 minutes to do) and it will pick up the new T-Mobile Modem. I had the same issue with my old computer -- now I no longer have to use my unreliable phone Hot Spot.
Just set up my gateway… working fine for the most part, but it doesn’t appear in the list of available networks on my Windows 10 laptop. Phone, tablet, another laptop elsewhere in the house… the network shows up just fine on all those devices.
Any idea what would cause this? TIA!
Quick fix:
Buy a USB adapter (Amazon $17 value) and hook it up to computer (5 minutes to do) and it will pick up the new T-Mobile Modem. I had the same issue with my old computer -- now I no longer have to use my unreliable phone Hot Spot.
If you have the round gateway, Etherphreak’s post will work every time. It worked for me. If you have the newer square gateway, your older network adapters won’t get wifi. I had to buy a USB network adapter. I wasn’t happy about it.
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