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Keep connecting to 5GHz network despite disabling 5GHz SSID broadcast
I have been having a lot of issues getting my Orbi system (RBR50 and RBS50) and my Sony HT-ST5000 soundbar to play nicely with each other (documented in detail here). The issue can be resolved if I c...
Another option that does not require any reconfiguration is to just take your laptop or smart phone far enough away from your router and satellites that it drops to the 2.4GHz frequency since it has a further range of distance. Go outside if you need to to get 60 feet away or more from your source 5GHz WiFi. Once you have a 2.4GHz signal on your mobile device, then configure the IoT device.
tomschmidt wrote:Another option that does not require any reconfiguration is to just take your laptop or smart phone far enough away from your router and satellites that it drops to the 2.4GHz frequency since it has a further range of distance. Go outside if you need to to get 60 feet away or more from your source 5GHz WiFi. Once you have a 2.4GHz signal on your mobile device, then configure the IoT device.
Probably a good idea to temporarily reduce the 5G Transmit Power if using this technique. The phone or tablet has to be close enough to the IoT device for the setup app to connect to it as well.
This is a major annoyance that vendors rushed out products that were poorly designed (and have thousands on the shelf in inventory they still want sell). Was it Pooh who would say, "Oh, bother"?