Question Wii wont See SSID

[Rincewindwiz]

Strange this.
My wii will not 'see' my home network SSID.

My mobile 'sees' around 10 SSIDs including my home network broadcasting on 2.5 and 5 MHz with WPA2 security and also a Guest SSID with no password. It connects to any of these with no problem as does the PC

The wii sees only 3 SSIDs (all of lower strength than my home network - according to the phone)
Of these 3 SSIDs, 2 are WPA2 and the other WPA

If I use my mobile (LG V20) as a hot spot, the wii sees it just fine and will connect

My router will transmit 80.211 b/g/n mixed g/n mixed or just n but changing this makes no difference.

So what do I have to change in my router to get it to produce a signal the wii will see?

Thanks in advance for any suggestions.


(clue?: I've never used the wii's wifi since I changed router to an Archer 1600 and before that there was no problem. So Im pretty sure its somethig to do with the router)

 

[Remeca]

Wii can't use N 5ghz,so it will only see b/g, and the range isn't as good as a phone. How far is the Wii from the network you're trying to connect to? I can confirm the Wii can connect to WPA2 secured networks no problem.

 

[Rincewindwiz]

its not signal strength - [see above]. According to the phone, the 3 SSIDs it does see are all of lower signal strength than my home network. 1 is WPA and the other two are WPA2 so its not security either.

Its predecessor (which worked fine) was a TP-Link W8970 which was also 802.11b/n/g

Ive tried turning off the 5G signal - no effect.
Ive tried manual set up but I get the 'Cant discover the SSID error'