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Wireless Backhaul Channel
I'm really bummed that the wireless backhaul channel is non-configurable. There are two devices that are close to my house that cause interference and renders my wifi network practically unusable wh...
config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel
I do not know how to do this. I am now turning off my satellite when I want to watch movies. I believe this is working as a work around. But this is not a good solution.
So how to I use "config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel"?
TheDarkSide wrote:......
So how to I use "config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel"?
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the following commands:
- To read the existing channel: config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel
- To change the channel to e.g. channel 108: config set wla_2nd_hidden_channel=108
- You indicated that I should Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above.
Excuse the ignorance but how does one use telnet to do what you have indicated? Also, is this process reversible in case I mess it up?
TheDarkSide wrote:
Is this process reversible in case I mess it up?Absolutely. If you do a "factory reset", then the Orbi undoes every change made to it.
TheDarkSide wrote:
Excuse the ignorance but how does one use telnet to do what you have indicated?In the "old days", people used a (literal) terminal to connect to computer mainframes. When microcomputers became prominent, a programs were written to emulate a terminal and TCP port 23 was standardized as where a computer would listen for a connection. Windows has a telnet program built in, although it has to be activated on the Control Panel "Programs and Features" (it's a Feature). After doing so, open a Command Window (CMD:) and type "telnet 192.168.1.1" (no quotes). Personally, I installed an application called Putty which does the same thing.
If you have never done things like this before, it may be more than you want to tackle.
ekhalil wrote:
TheDarkSide wrote:......
So how to I use "config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel"?
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the following commands:
- To read the existing channel: config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel
- To change the channel to e.g. channel 108: config set wla_2nd_hidden_channel=108
- To save the new channel setting: config commit
Bit late to this post but wanted to say thanks to ekhalil for the recommendation
These full instructions worked to adjust the backhaul frequency as suggested (don't forget the commit command to save the the new backhaul frequency) . I was in a similar situation to TheDarkSide with wireless surround speakers (in this case an LG system, but I think the same networking chips are being used for all of these wireless surround systems now)
