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Still persistent problems with 2.4 Ghz vs. 5 Ghz and smart devices
Sorry if this is in the wrong place. This board is exceedingly difficult to navigate. There isn't even a way to enter my model above (AX1800 MK63). This should be an easy question to answer, beca...
The problem is, setting anything up almost always requires a 2.4 Ghz connection, even for major appliances. Once I found an iffy way to do that , I was able to get everything working (oftentimes by trying each thing over and over until it "took"). But, every so often, something stops working. The microwave no longer online. The printer. Half the smart plugs. And I have to set them up again.
The Amazon Echos are the most maddening. They *must* be on the exact same network to operate as whole-house sound for music. But they randomly lapse to either 2.4 or 5. No rhyme or reason. This didn't happen with the older router.
Since I got the mesh system, every single thing I've tried to set up has been an ordeal. Tonight, trying to get the microwave back online (an admittedly frivolous thing to do, it's not particularly necessary), I finally gave up. It just won't do it.
my setup for smart things might not be as extensive but i have multiple echo's/shows and Iot devices. Again, I haven't used the MK systems but my orbi's haven't had issues.
Might be worth switching from MK to orbi. Or a different system entirely