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Separate 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz on Orbi 50 (again)
I have WiFi cameras that require a connection to a 2.4GHz network. (Most do, near as I can tell). They also require the tablet/phone to be on the same network AND also the same speed network. A...
FURRYe38;
Thanks for the reply! As I mentioned in a previous post, your suggestion is how I eventually got the camera up.
But my original post was about the problem in general .. not being able to rename a network or disable a network .. with the camera config problem being just one example of why I wanted to. There's other times when this would be handy.
I was kinda wondering if there was an undocumented web page in the router that allowed any extra configuration, in the same way that
http://router.ip.address/debug.htm
offers additional debug info.
Something to give a try, find a separate 2.4Ghz supporting router. Set it up behind the Orbi system. I'd turn OFF all RBS's.
Setup the 2.4Ghz supporting router with same SSID name and PW used on the Orbi system. Set a manual channel far appart from the one used on the Orbi system. Use this separate 2.4Ghz router long enough to get the cameras connected to this router along with connecting the mobile device that maybe needed to effect this as well. Once you get all cameras connected. Just power OFF the separate router. The cameras should auto migrate and connect to the Orbi system on it's 2.4Ghz radio since it's using same SSID name and PW.
Something I've done with some smart bulbs when I first got them in when I had my Orbi system online. Its worked to get them connected to my Orbi system.
FURRYe38;
Thanks for the reply! As I mentioned in a previous post, your suggestion is how I eventually got the camera up.
But my original post was about the problem in general .. not being able to rename a network or disable a network .. with the camera config problem being just one example of why I wanted to. There's other times when this would be handy.
I was kinda wondering if there was an undocumented web page in the router that allowed any extra configuration, in the same way that
http://router.ip.address/debug.htm
offers additional debug info.
alanbc wrote:
I was kinda wondering if there was an undocumented web page in the router that allowed any extra configuration, in the same way that
Undocumented is the key. There is no such web page. The current debug.htm page no longer even contains the "Enable Telnet" option. (Some people think Netgear removed telnet because it is "a security risk". Since Netgear does not explain why features disappear, there is no official reason.)
There is a Python script on GitHub which can be used to enable telnet on the RBR50 router. (I understand that it may not work on more recent products.) https://github.com/bkerler/netgear_telnet I use it every time I reboot my RBR50.
Once a person has command line access to the Linux operating system, there are commands that could be used to manipulate the various WiFi interfaces. (perhaps something similar to "wlanxx down".) Perhaps searches on the forum for posts from 4-5 years ago may turn up ideas about how to enable/disable RBR50 features.
Undocumented also implies "not supported", i.e. "do this at your own risk" because nobody is going to help get you out of this mess.
