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Backhaul 2.4 vs 5 usage
First, my Orbi system works very well and has provided a very good wifi signal throuhout my house and was tested throughly when we had our big Christmas dinner. At one time, I checked and there wee ...
Despite what the technical documentation says, we confirmed there are indeed two backhaul channels - one dedicated 5GHz and one shared 2.4GHz. The latter is used only when the 5GHz signal is broken, and is more or less only used to get the satellite status and tell you that you need to move it closer, but it will "function" as well as a shared 2.4GHz connection can.
Rodney
This morning, I decided to play and set the 2.4 intensity to 75%. After a little more playing, I cahnged it back to 100%. Now, both inssider and acrylic show two hidden bands (one each at 2.4 and one at 5).
Despite what the technical documentation says, we confirmed there are indeed two backhaul channels - one dedicated 5GHz and one shared 2.4GHz. The latter is used only when the 5GHz signal is broken, and is more or less only used to get the satellite status and tell you that you need to move it closer, but it will "function" as well as a shared 2.4GHz connection can.
Rodney