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Orbi TriBand Whole Home Mesh WiFi System (RBK23) - Orbi AC2200
Does anyone know, is it possible to temporarily disable the 5 ghz networks on this router? I love the router, and how it works, but I am running into trouble trying to set up some of my smart devi...
Thank you for taking the time to help me.
Sorry to sound uninformed, but how do I find "web administration". Does that require that I connect direct to the router through its IP address?
RhondaK9 wrote:
Sorry to sound uninformed, but how do I find "web administration". Does that require that I connect direct to the router through its IP address?
This is exactly correct. The User Manual explains the process several times (at the beginning of many different topics). See, for example, pages 22, 25, 57....
https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/RBK50/Orbi_UM_EN.pdf
The typical method is to connect to the Orbi network (wired or WiFi), open a web browser and enter http://orbilogin.net. If this does not work, use the IP address of the Orbi router, which is often 192.168.1.1.