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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...
same problem. using telnet i can view and change ssids. after commit and reboot, they revert back. any one found a solution?
What a mess Netgear has created. Users who needed to separate bands could, novices got the base config. Instead of leaving well enough alone, Netgear decided to spend time and resources to remove an advanced feature.
And to add insult to injury, you don't overtly watch for the change and warn that you are preventing it. Instead you silently check for the modification, undo it, and restart the interfaces.
Well Netgear, you broke my home automation. All my 5ghz devices are orphaned and must be reset and reconfigured.
Rather than continue to work around your apparently endless string of poor dev decisions, I'll be shopping for new router/wifi mesh. Rest assured that it will NOT be a Netgear product.
#DivorcePapers #YouHaveBeenServed
And to add insult to injury, you don't overtly watch for the change and warn that you are preventing it. Instead you silently check for the modification, undo it, and restart the interfaces.
Well Netgear, you broke my home automation. All my 5ghz devices are orphaned and must be reset and reconfigured.
Rather than continue to work around your apparently endless string of poor dev decisions, I'll be shopping for new router/wifi mesh. Rest assured that it will NOT be a Netgear product.
#DivorcePapers #YouHaveBeenServed
NG has never supported separate of SSID names. NG has only given the disabling of either SSID radio broadcast as a temporary solution to help IoT users get there 2.4Ghz devices connected to Orbi.
Users who choose to separate there SSIDs are at there own risk if telnet process fails or stops working. Again, something that NG does NOT officially support. Even on Orbi AX.
Good Luck.
FURRYe38 wrote:NG has never supported separate of SSID names. ...
something that NG does NOT officially support. Even on Orbi AX.
Thanks Captain Obvious. I can't tell you how awesome it is to see your cookie cutter posts spammed across every single thread.Anytime. Some people may not read the entire thread so just informing them.
Enjoy. :smileywink:
OrbiPhilip this post made me laugh, I'm 100% with you. I relegated my Orbi system with 4 satellites (1 outdoor) down to a shed last year, where it works fine providing wifi to the random person down there. It's a shame I spent so much $ for 'Features' that worked fine for years. Well i assume it still works, I don’t really care anymore as long as I can connect when I'm in the area and there is a signal down there.
As for all the commenters that say "that was never a feature" you're wrong, it was a feature, just not one that was advertised. Just reading these forums it's obvious that it was used quite often by advanced users. Most products have uses and configs that aren't directly advertised as features but most companies don't put work into disabling advanced features that work just fine. Now if they could have spent more time on the upgrade process, I don't think I had an upgrade go smoothly all of last year and I had to manually intervene in every one.I guess they know what's best, maybe they'll implement a minimum 20 char password/key that rotates monthly in a setting that can't be changed so that they can help people ensure that their WiFi networks are secured. That sounds like a nice update. :)
IF you think just because it was not "advertised" means NG supported it. Good luck with that. Again. Its NOT supported. Going foward, even Orbi AX doesn't allow for separate SSIDs. IF NG was going to fully support it. I'm sure it would have been done by now. Like USB Drive support. Something else that NG hasn't or doesn't wanna support. I"m sure NG has there reasons as well. Overall Single SSID works for the masses. Those of you who have this need to separate, by all means. Its your system. Just don't expect NG to honor support for it. Kind of hard to demand something when it wasn't there in the first place.
Enjoy.
