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twynne
Sep 13, 2018Apprentice
Question - should changing the Orbi 5ghz channel not change the satellite as well as router?
So I've run a scan of my home and located the least used channel, and wish to configure my Orbi to use the least used 5ghz channel. Using the web UI, I change the 5ghz channel to 44 and apply. Wait for the Orbi to restart.
Using Wifi Explorer, I can see the Orbi router is now using channel 44, but the satellite is still using channel 36. Should the satellite not change to the same channel I selected? And if so, how do I get it to change?
There are no separate channel settings for the satellite that I can find, and restarting the satellite makes no difference. This has been done directly from a factory reset and fresh setup, so there are no unusual configuration changes that might apply.
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