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ORBI
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ALLOW SPLIT SSID !!! Many people are asking for the option and I have equipment that does not work with band steering
I just cancelled my order when I learned this was not possible.
Damn, wish I had known this before ordering. Back mine goes :( Bad choice netgear.
Might be a little premature. For example, I have at least 4-5 brands of smart plugs that all said, "MUST have 2.4G", and I installed ALL of them using my Sony Xperia connected to the Orbi 5G signal. I did not find mention of any specific brand of IoT device in the discussion. Kind of hard to help without information.
However, if a critical criteria is to be able to have the 2.4G and 5G WiFi have different names, then Orbi is not the product to get. Pick something else and live with whatever issues it has. Life is too short to own something that a person hates.
