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CJK440
Mar 07, 2021Tutor
2.4Ghz channel change issues
I just setup an RBR50 Orbi and noticed 2.4 channel was set to Auto and my phones wifi analyzer showed it overlapping a bunch of local networks. Anyway I set it to 11 on the web interface and it did i...
CrimpOn
Mar 07, 2021Guru - Experienced User
It means that the Orbi is broadcasting a 40mhz channel on 2.4G which allows devices the maximum possible bandwidth.
There is a fascinating discussion in this post:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Orbi/Scary-warning-40-Mhz-and-20-Mhz-coexistence/td-p/1361263