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ORBI RBR40 set a separate ssid for 5GHz not working
I need a separate 2.4 GHz wifi for my cameras which will only connect to this band. I used the method suggested elsewhere to telnet and change the 5GHz ssid, I rechecked with a telnet get and it sho...
This question comes up a lot. When a product contains only a 2.4G radio, it can discover and connect only to 2.4G WiFi channels. (It's like saying, "requires two AA batteries." No way a 9-volt is going to power it.) There may be numerous 5G signals around, even with the same WiFi name, but the device is unaware of them. A 5G channel can even have the same name. The issue some people confront is they have products that rely on a smartphone app to set up the configuration and the smartphone app was written poorly. I have some cameras that include an Ethernet port. I connect them to my network by Ethernet and use a web browser to set their WiFi name and password. Unplug the Ethernet cord, reboot, and "voila". I have other cameras where I input the WiFi name and password into a smartphone app and then point the camera at a bar code that shows up on the screen. "Done."
Rather than abandon much of the unique Orbi capability, how did setting up a camera fail with the Orbi in its "regular" condition?
What brand and model of WiFi camera is this?