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mariogaucher
Jul 04, 2019Aspirant
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'...
schumaku
Jul 04, 2019Guru - Experienced User
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.
mariogaucher
Jul 04, 2019Aspirant
Thanks for your answer.
There’s no way to see which channels are used for the backhaul...
I guess it makes sense now.
There’s no way to see which channels are used for the backhaul...
I guess it makes sense now.