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Will the option to name SSID individually ever arrive?
With the latest firmware, the ability to change radio strength and disable a specific radio were removed; which in my opinion is a step backwards. I think it's important for the Netgear team to rea...
So would that logic be why they decided to remove the two options with the last firmware revision?
I understand "most clients" may prefer a wholly automated system that makes all the decisions for them, but that still doesn't mean that the advanced users would appreciate the ability to fine tune and decide what they want the orbi to automate for them for their specific needs. Now you would have a system that caters to every type of user.
A "one size fits all" approach doesn't necessarily mean it's the best for ALL users.
I'm sure most users who don't need or want these options would ever utilize these functions and can leave their setup as default; hence OPTIONS. I can't fathom people not appreciating the ability to exercise options if seen fit.
I understand "most clients" may prefer a wholly automated system that makes all the decisions for them, but that still doesn't mean that the advanced users would appreciate the ability to fine tune and decide what they want the orbi to automate for them for their specific needs. Now you would have a system that caters to every type of user.
A "one size fits all" approach doesn't necessarily mean it's the best for ALL users.
I'm sure most users who don't need or want these options would ever utilize these functions and can leave their setup as default; hence OPTIONS. I can't fathom people not appreciating the ability to exercise options if seen fit.
yup imho thats why they did it
I completely support individual SSID's and the return of being able to disable either radio. These are not "advanced" features as they have been available in routers for years. My whole household has become irritated with the seemingly arbitrary switching between 2.4GHz - 5GHz and back to 2.4GHz again. Prior to this update I had the 2.4GHz band completely disabled and had absolutely no issues whatsoever, so even if the 2.4GHz is used for some backhaul purposes, it did not affect me.
I realize that the Orbi does not appear to be marketed towards "advanced" users and is more of a plug in and play system; however, that does not have to be the case. The Orbi could easily be a device that is valued by both the target users and advanced users alike. The solution is already halfway there by leaving the Orbi's factory default settings as they are. All that needs to be done is to expand the advanced user options. If they're worried about people accidentally disabling certain default features such as bandsteering (By disabling a radio or using 2 SSID's), they could simply have a pop up warning box that says something along the lines of "WARNING: Disabling this feature may cause the Orbi to not operate normally. Are you sure you want to continue?" I'm sure this would scare off anyone who didn't realize what they were doing.
While I like the idea of automated band-steering I also agree that more control would be desirable. If this does not happen then the band-steering has to be improved to make it more intelligent and biased towards using the 5GHz band.
I have wireless speakers that are in the same room as the Orbi master and although the 5GHz signal is perfect, they seem to nearly always sit on the 2.4GHz channel when I would prefer them on 5GHz.
In my home office - my work laptop normally sits on 5GHz whereas my home PC, which is located right next to it seems to randomly flit between 2.4 and 5GHz depending on what ways the wind is blowing. 5Ghz is weaker than 2.4 in this location but still perfectly usable.
There should be a way to prioritise the 5GHz over the 2.4GHz. I.e. to define that if both 5GHz and 2.4GHz are both above an acceptable threshold then 5GHz should always be chosen over 2.4.
