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krf007
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May 04, 2017
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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 ...
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    rhester72
    May 06, 2017

    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