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willylarry
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Jun 17, 2021

My Tri Band Orbiter Router RBR20 and Satellite RBW30 can provide 2.4 and 5 GHz service

My router and satellite now only provide 5Ghz service and I cannot operate my security cameras which function on 2,4Ghz. When this issue came up i attempted to download any outstanding updates and I ...
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CrimpOn
Guru - Experienced User
Jun 17, 2021
willylarry wrote:

I can see in the Orbi App that both remain at 5GHz and I want to know if there is a method to reinitialize the dual 2.4  and 5 Ghz 

performance???

Can you make a screet shot of where the Orbi 'app' claims the Orbi is broadcasting only 5G WiFi?

 

There are free applications for Windows* and Android* that will show the strength of every WiFi access point within reach.  For this combination of RBR20 and RBW30 there should be:

  • Two access points broadcasting the Orbi WiFi SSID on a 2.4G channel
  • Two access points broadcasting the Orbi WiFi SSID on a 5G channel
  • Two access points broadcasting a [hidden] SSID on a different 5G channel.

For Windows, I like WiFiInfoView from nirsoft: https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wifi_information_view.html 

For Android, WiFi Analyzer by Kevin Yuan: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=info.lamatricexiste.networksearch&hl=en 

There are many other excellent similar programs.  These are two that I have used for some time.

 

It would probably be worth taking a few minutes to open the Orbi web interface (http://orbilogin.net) and navigate to the Advanced Tab, Advanced Settings, Advanced Wireless Settings and verify that the box "Enable Broadcast of SSID" on the 2.4G channel is checked.