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What Back-haul Channels are Available?
Hey gang, I just bought an RB50 pair and have 2 questions. Can I adjust the bandwidth of the backhaul channel down to say, 20MHz? If they are .11ac radios, a higher MCS on a 20MHz channel migh...
jetter2 wrote:........
- I know the Orbi isn't DFS certified, but what channels are acually selectable for the backhaul radios?
Orbi adheres to DFS regulations. Orbi has a radar detection and avoidance capability.
When the Backhaul is operating on a DFS channel, it continuously monitors for the presence of radar signals appearing on that channel.
If a radar signal is detected, Orbi ceases transmission on the channel and moves to a new channel.
jetter2 wrote:......you double your noise floor with every channel bonding I would get better results out of a single 20MHz 5GHz channel than sitting there and having to fight CCI contention.
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Orbi automatically adjusts the 5 GHz backhaul channel bandwidth depending on the quality of the radio environment. In my Orbi I frequently see that my backhaul link is operating with 20 or 40 MHz bandwidth, and this keeps changing.
Wait...can someone confirm for me the firmware level for the RBK50 that supports DFS Channels? I was under the understanding that Orbi never recieved DFS certification?