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ORBI appears twice in available WiFI on Epson Workforce 545 Printer
I have literally spent 5 hours over the last 2 nights trying to get ORBI set up right. As of now I finally have WiFi in the house, EXCEPT we cannot get the printer on-line. No matter what I name th...
st_shaw wrote:
Your printer is apparently not compatible with Orbi's single SSID for 2.4 and 5 GHz WiFi bands. Orbi is not the only system with this feature, so it's really a compatibility issue with your printer. Your printer has a wired Ethernet port. You can connect the printer to the orbi router or satellite using a wire.
I'm not sure that's it - MANY printers do this, but very few support 5GHz. In my case, the router and satellite both showed up on the printer, with the same SSID but different MACs - and realistically, it really doesn't matter which you pick, so long as you have decent signal.
Rodney
rhester72 I don't understand what you are saying. Can you elaborate?
I said the OPs printer isn't compatible with Orbi WiFi becuase it shows two Orbi SSIDS, he's spent 5 hours with support, and he says the printer reports a conflict and won't work no matter what he does.
You said your printer shows two SSIDs and it doesn't matter which SSID is picked, as long as you have good signal. What does that mean exactly? Presumably you mean it doesn't matter because your printer works for you no matter which SSID you select.
This doesn't appear to be the case with the OP, unless he never even tried selecting one of the SSIDs.