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Instarand
Aug 16, 2020Aspirant
Alarm components need 2.4GHZ - help!
Hi folks. I have a Frontpoint alarm system. The main alarm panel (brain of the system) needs to be on the same frequency as the keypad (device used to engage and disengage the alarm with the code). Th...
Mstrbig
Aug 16, 2020Master
If there is not a feature on the device to force 2.4Ghz connection, then your only option, depending on what Orbi system you have, may be to do the Orbi SSID separation mod.
I have the RBK53 system consisting of 1 RBR50 router and 2 RBS50 satellites. I added an RBS40V satellite. The mod solved my issues regarding some stubborn devices that always wanted to connect 2.4Ghz. They fully support 5Ghz and are in close range of a Satellite, giving no reason why they keep connecting 2.4Ghz, except for 2.4 is a stronger, with wider coverage, frequency than 5Ghz.