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Netgear Orbi AC3000 channel selection in Canada
Hello Everyone! I just installed an Orbi AC3000 router+satellite to replace my Asus AiMesh routers that were rebooting ramdomly. So far, it works fine. Setup was fast and easy. One thing I'...
No idea which channels (including DFS) should be available for the user-facing 5 GHz radios.
Please keep in mind that Orbi does reserve and use the high channels for its wireless backhaul - which does run on a dedicated radio on each Orbi router and Orbi satellite.
- Thanks for your answer.
There’s no way to see which channels are used for the backhaul...
I guess it makes sense now.If telnet is enabled on the Orbi debug page (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/debug.htm) you can telnet to the router and enter:
wlanconfig ath2 list
It will show the backhaul channel, rate, and other things.
- Great thanks!
Using channel 157... and current rate is 975/975...
Not bad considering both devices are like 40-50 feet away from each other and two external wall between them (the satellite is installed in my neighbors’ house).
