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Using devices that require 2.4ghz on Orbi
I'm considering buying a device (AmbientWeather Weather Station) that says that it only works on the 2.4ghz wifi and if you have a dual band router, you need to turn off the 5ghz radio. I already hav...
I have never had a 2.4ghz device refuse to connect due to the presense of a 5ghz network; after all, how would a device with only a 2.4ghz radio even know the 5ghz radio was even there?
I suspect Allan Funt is out there filming me ... or would it be Ashton Kutcher for this generation?
The issue is that the Orbi automatically assigns the same SSID to both the 2.4 and the 5 GHz bands, thus confusing a device like the Ambient Weather Osprey WS-2902 which has only 2.4 GHz connectivity. That's why turning off the Orbi's 5 GHz SSID broadcast as well as reducing that radio's power to the minimum 25% (thus letting the 2.4 GHz radio signal power through) worked for me. I suspect I'll have to go through the same drill as long as I have the Orbi every time a reset of the Osprey is needed.