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Can I force a device to connect on the 2.4 GHz
I have some wifi enabled devices that can only connect on the 2.4 GHz connection. In order to set 5hem up, however, my phone has to be on the same 2.4 GHz band as the devices. Is there a way to force...
Strange that your phone needs to be on the same band... the devices talk via the router, and not directly to each other, so it seems odd to me that it would matter. At any rate, 5 GHz has relatively poor range compared to 2.4 GHz, especially if penetrating walls, so if you want to force 2.4, you can try moving to the edge of your coverage area and reconnect your phone, and it *should* jump to 2.4. Also, in the Orbi advanced settings, you could temporarily reduce the power of your 5 GHz radio, which should help force devices to 2.4 GHz.