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Ethernet backhaul on orbi
I need to buy an Orbi, and my research says the using the ethernet backhaul doesn't free up the wireless 5GHz previous used for wireless backhaul. There's no point if this band can't be used again wi...
You can't forget that the uderlying design of the Orbi is to have a single SSID across the radios being handled by Smart Connect. They designed the Orbi to to as automatic as possible with the use of Smart Connect. NG wants Smart Connect to handle it all and thus doesn't support disabling it. I do agree that it would be nice to make use of the 2nd 5ghz radio, however again, NG or the chipset vendor may have other reasons why they don't support using it in AP mode when the wire is connected.