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Disable 5GHz
My printer only supports 2.4 GHz WiFi, but my Orbi system keeps steering it to 5 GHz. This causes the printer to go offline, fail to wake, and requires the Canon app to reconnect. My Orbi model does...
I have a Canon printer. When I set it up, it is linked to my Net Gear mesh - via 5GHz. I did not request 5GHz. It was assigned to 5GHz by Net Gear. I call this Band Steering. Maybe there is another name for that. But for now, I am done. My problem was solved using an extender - to prevent Orbi from assigning 5GHz to my printer.