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Separate WiFi 2.4 and 5ghz bands
I am no longer able to separate my WiFi bands on the most recent Orbi firmware versions. It worked for over a year fine, but after updating firmware they are no longer separate. I have tried the Te...
I am also running the v2.3.5.30 firmware on the RBR40 Orbi setup and have tried to separate the 2.4 and 5 bands multiple times with no success. When I telnet in and check the SSID names, they are different, even after a reboot. But it is only broadcasting the 2.4 SSID and devices on my network are connecting to that SSID at the 5ghz speed. It doesn't make any sense. Any ideas?
notepro wrote:I am also running the v2.3.5.30 firmware on the RBR40 Orbi setup and have tried to separate the 2.4 and 5 bands multiple times with no success. When I telnet in and check the SSID names, they are different, even after a reboot. But it is only broadcasting the 2.4 SSID and devices on my network are connecting to that SSID at the 5ghz speed. It doesn't make any sense. Any ideas?
Yeah - You're not alone seeing this problem with these later firmware iterations. It seems that NG has already begun to lockdown custom configs. I also have a need for separate WiFi/SSIDs and my solution is Guest Network, which still works with the latest FW v2.5.1.8 on RBK53. If you must have separate WiFi/SSIDs, you can look into these options and see which one will work for you.
- Revert to an older firmware version prior to lockdown
- Take advantage and enable separate WiFi/SSIDs on Guest Network
Check out this post on how to separate WiFi for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands on Guest Network.
Good Luck!