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Orbi, anyway to coordinate device MAC/IP to particular frequency (2.4 vs. 5)
Hello Everyone, I have numerous devices throughout the house. Some have low bandwidth needs, others have higher bandwidth needs. Is there anyway to connect such devices via their MAC and/or ind...
Orbi does not provide any method for designating which WiFi band a device will connect to, nor am I aware of any other "mesh" system that does. This could be confirmed by posting in the support forums for the other systems (Google, Velop, etc.) If you find one that does, it would be useful to know about it.
The closest solution would be products that allow separate SSID's for the two bands, such as Netgear's Nighthawk line of WiFi routers.
My own (personal) belief is that the concern is unwarranted. If a device "doesn't use a lot of data", then it's not going to matter that it is on the 5G band. Those devices share the 5G backhaul channel and share the internet connection no matter which WiFi band they connect on.