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Connections to Orbi vs Satelite
I am total rookie when it comes to Networking. When I look at the network map on the app, it shows a number of devices connected to the main orbi on main floor and on the satellite upstairs. I have...
Birddog26 wrote:BTW - the Samrt TV is Samsung - 75" Class - LED - NU8000 Series - 2160p - Smart - 4K UHD TV with HDR
I beleive it should connect with 5.0 band and higher rate. The reason I purhcased the Orbi to begin with was so I could stream HD TV easily with good resolution
Did you ever provide your firmware version? Has your network and TV ever worked well?
The TV has worked well in the past, I really never looked to see what band it connects to. It seems every once in a while that changes. I did power cycle both the orbi and the TV. the TV is still just connecting to the 2.4 Ghz Band. I do not know where to check the Firmware version
Birddog26 wrote:The TV has worked well in the past, I really never looked to see what band it connects to. It seems every once in a while that changes. I did power cycle both the orbi and the TV. the TV is still just connecting to the 2.4 Ghz Band. I do not know where to check the Firmware version
You can see your firmware version when you login to your Orbi router on your PC.
Probably should have mentioned this earlier. I have my router as an access point, configured like this: https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point
I am not at home so I can not check firmware version. I am writing this from work. What do I do when I check the firmware later tonight? What am I looking for ?
Birddog26 wrote:Probably should have mentioned this earlier. I have my router as an access point, configured like this: https://kb.netgear.com/31218/How-do-I-configure-my-Orbi-router-to-act-as-an-access-point
I am not at home so I can not check firmware version. I am writing this from work. What do I do when I check the firmware later tonight? What am I looking for ?
When you get logged in, look to your top right of the login page. I use Chrome and that's where I see it.