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richmitch
Aspirant
Jan 05, 2022
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My IoT devices can't see the Orbi 2 Ghz band

Hi, seems I have a problem faced by many others.  I have multiple IoT devices (fans, aircon, solar) that can only "see" 2 Ghz wifi bands.  My fan app on my phone says that it needs 802.11b whereas th...
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    richmitch
    Jan 05, 2022

    Thanks CrimpOn that did the trick on my fans, now to test the rest.  I didn't know that legislation in the US so hadn't even considered that may be an issue.

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richmitch
Aspirant
Jan 05, 2022

A few further details, should they be helpful... everything is pretty much as it came out of the box

 

Advanced Wireless Settings (2.4Ghz b/g/n/ax)

Enable 20/40 Mhz coexistence is checked

Enable WMM (Wi-Fi multimedia) settings (2.4Ghzb/g/n/ax) is checked