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ORBI RBK53 Fails to Connect to Epson Workforce 845 Wireless Printer
I recently replaced my Netgear Nighthawk 1700 Router and Extender with an ORBI RBK53 Mesh Router and 2 Satellites to get better WIFI Coverage throughout my chopped up Brick House. It is working grea...
granvillea wrote:
........ I assume it is probably because the 2.4 Radio chip on the Printer is older and does not support some of the newer channels above 11 while the ORBI is constantly trying to optimize to the best. I did just use Auto but am unsure how to get to the setup that allows me to choose channels or other advanced feature setup. ............
As explained above, please use orbilogin.com to change the 2.4 GHz channel to 11 :)
I believe tht this will help with this pronter.
I have tried both using WPS and just typing the network password in manually and get same results either way. I don't know if the Printer which is older and only supports 2.4 GHz and I believe only has channel coverage to 11. I believe the ORBI defaults to Channel 13 to avoid confilct with other older 2.4 Devices and Networks. I hate to seem stupid, but where do I go to setup specific channels or advanced features on the ORBI Router? I do not find any options for such in the ORBI App? My printer gets a very strong network signal it just will not stay connected. It is literally 5 feet from the Orbi Router.
Need to log in to the Router using a PC and a web browser.
You can make changes to wireless settings under Basic/Wireless Settings.
granvillea wrote:
I have tried both using WPS and just typing the network password in manually and get same results either way. I don't know if the Printer which is older and only supports 2.4 GHz and I believe only has channel coverage to 11. I believe the ORBI defaults to Channel 13 to avoid confilct with other older 2.4 Devices and Networks. I hate to seem stupid, but where do I go to setup specific channels or advanced features on the ORBI Router? I do not find any options for such in the ORBI App? My printer gets a very strong network signal it just will not stay connected. It is literally 5 feet from the Orbi Router.