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Bad design orbi mesh , can not seperate ssid
Most of the smart home devices only accept wpa2, which means i cant go for wpa3. As if ssid can be separated like nighthawk series, 2.4g can set as wpa2, and 5ghz can go for wpa3 for wifi6
Separation of SSIDs is NOT supported on Orbi AX systems. Never has been.
MIxed mode WPA2/WPA3 was problematic early on so was removed early one while the WPA and mfr developers figured it out. Mixed mode on Orbi 960 series when it came out was supported and is currently working fine. NG maybe coming to pass on the othe Orbi systems as well. Be aware that even with mixed mode WPAs, there still some devices that won't connect in mixed mode, as they have some odd problems with the mixed mode interferring with there connection which these devices don't seem to be able to handle. This is on the Mfrs of these devices, not NGs.
Keep an eye out for next FW release. Good things maybe seen.
Good luck.