You'll want to make sure your wireless NIC is configured to use the correct band. Either 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz or most support dual band. It's possible your NIC is configured only for the 2.4Ghz band.
You can see any modify these settings in Device Manager > Network Adapter > NIC (right click > Properties)
dual band modes only exist on 802.11a,b,g
802.11n,ac only operate on 5Ghz.