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Enable Orbi Guest Network at 5GHz
Is it possible to enable Orbi at 5GHz for guest network? I can see Orbi guest network only has 2.4GHz. I have a tenant that share internet with me so I want to seperate my network so I provided guest...
I think the question was that there appears to be no 5G Guest network, which I think is incorrect. Not, how to create a different 5G network name. Guess we'll learn which it was when the poster responds.
I want to force a device to connect to 5GHz but it does not have that option. Therefore I suspect it only allows 2.4GHz. If what above reply is true that Guest WiFi does allow 5GHz, then how to I force it to connect to it?
calworld wrote:
I want to force a device to connect to 5GHz but it does not have that option. Therefore I suspect it only allows 2.4GHz. If what above reply is true that Guest WiFi does allow 5GHz, then how to I force it to connect to it?Yes, you can do that with separate SSIDs on Guest Network. Check out my earlier post on how to do that.
calworld wrote:
I want to force a device to connect to 5GHz but it does not have that option. Therefore I suspect it only allows 2.4GHz. If what above reply is true that Guest WiFi does allow 5GHz, then how to I force it to connect to it?This is where SW_ and I differ. He believes your device is capable of 5G connection, but fails to connect to the existing 5G SSID. I read your post to mean that the device has no 5G capability, and thus cannot be connected to 5G.
Maybe if you explain what the device is, we can look up the technical specs and give a better solution.
- It is a MacBook Pro
MacBook Pro specs show 802.11ac, which means it supports 2.4G and 5G.
Every device I have that supports both frequencies chooses 5G when it is available.
I have no idea what would cause a MacBook Pro to connect at 2.4G when a 5G connection is available.
If it is essential that the connection be at 5G, then I guess "splitting" the SSID's is the answer that is left.
p.s. I am not happy about this, because I do not understand what could be causing it. My $40 Raspberry Pi automatically chooses the Orbi 5G connection. How an expensive MacBook would not is beyond me.
