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Can't change Orbi RBR50 channel to one recommended by the Orbi app
When I run the Wifi Analytics on my Adnroid Orbi app, it recommeds channels like 2 and 4, which show "Best Clarity"; however, my Orbi settings will not let me use any other channel than 36, 40, 44, a...
Thanks for the reply, but why would the Orbi app recommend channels I cannot change the Orbi to in the browser wireless settings?
FWIW, the app told me channel 48 was "poor" because there were 8 other networks on the channel. I then changed my 5G channel to 36 using the browser interface. When I ran the analytics in the app again, it told me channel 36 was "average" - 4 other networks, but it also reported that channel 48 was now "best" with only 1 other network.
Conclusion: whatever the heck it is that the app is reporting about channel interference, it changes dramatically over very little time and might as well be ignored.
