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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...
richmitch wrote:
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 the 2 Ghz band on my Orbi is reporting 802.11 (see attached image)
Like most residential WiFi systems, Orbi has 802.11b/g/n (b being the oldest surviving standard)
All of the IoT devices can "see" the Orbi as long as it is broadcasting on a 2.4G channel that they are designed to see.
Channels 12 and 13 are not allowed in North America, so many products are designed to recognize only channels 1-11.
I'd suggest changing the 2.4G setting from "Auto" to the least crowded channel 1-11.
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.
In the US, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulates radio frequencies. There are similar governmental agencies in most countries. Creating products that can be used world wide is somewhat of a challenge. There's an excellent Wikipedia artlcle on WiFi: