Does WiFi 6 work with WiFi 5 router?

The IEEE 802.11ax standard is now referred to as Wi-Fi 6 or the 6th generation of Wi-Fi and operates the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Wi-Fi 6E operates in the 6 GHz frequency band.

WiFi 6 routers are 100% backwards compatible with WiFi 5 and older WiFi devices . While you may not get to experience WiFi 6 from day one, you can make sure that your network is ready for new devices with WiFi 6 sooner than later. Like-to-like, WiFi 6 increases the speed for even one device by 40% as compared to WiFi 5.

Yes. You can create a separate SSID (network name) for the 2.4GHz wireless band and the 5GHz wireless band of your Nighthawk Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 products (MR80, MS80). Using two SSIDs provides the following benefit: You can connect slower or older devices to the 2.4GHz band.