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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:
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 might be desirable in certain instances.
- I know the Orbi isn't DFS certified, but what channels are acually selectable for the backhaul radios?
Do you have a problem that needs fixing? Or are you just seeking information so that you can redesign how the Orbi technology works?
Problem solving can happen here. Reworking Netgear's engineering is probably beyond the scope of this user-to-user community.
There are third party firmware sites where people craft hand knitted firmware that can subvert Netgear's intentions.
Do you have a link to these sites that have bespoke firmware?
If the Orbi can use DFS channels for Backhaul, that is the main thing I am after. UNII-1 & 3 bands are generally as congested as 2.4GHz due to ISP CPE devices littering these bands.
Fronthaul DFS would be a wonderful tool as well, but I suspect the chipset they are using for fronthaul isn't DFS certified (typically for cost saving reasons).
jetter2 wrote:
Do you have a link to these sites that have bespoke firmware?
I hardly think that Netgear would welcome the appearance here of links like that. But you probably know how to use Google/Bing.