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Bryant Connex thermostat won't connect to Orbi RBS753
The Bryant Connex thermostat is the same as Carrier Infinity and only works at 2.4ghz. Had no issues connecting to the Netgear Nighthawk which I replaced with the Orbi. Suggestion on this forum t...
Turn OFF all RBS to help elimiate seeing to many SSID names.
Disable AX mode on the RBR:
Set CTS values to 2347. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. Save settings and apply.
If the Controller is taking 20 minutes to report back that it can't connect, this would not be a Orbi problem. Contact the Mfr about this. Shouldn't take that long. My NEST report with in seconds if it can't connect for some reason.
Although certainly frustrating for the person afflicted, this situation presents an entirely different approach to WiFi connection.
Just to confirm, the process is as shown on pages 52 and 54 of this manual:
https://www.shareddocs.com/hvac/docs/1009/Public/03/OMSYSTXBBEC-07.pdf
What is "different" is the concept of showing the SSID of each separate access point as if they were totally different systems.
Taking 10-20 minutes to confirm seems at odds with page 53 where it says the control will inform you if the connection is successful.
Since this controller has already been in use, there is probably no need to proceed on to the registration step on page 54.
Page 52 seems to indicate that each of the WiFi access points will appear with an indication of signal strength. I'm wondering if it might be possible to temporarily locate the nearest satellite to be in the same room as the controller. It ought to have the greatest signal strength.
CrimpOn
Yes that's the manual for my Connex. The part that they don't talk about in the manual is that while it looks like you can enter new credentials when choosing a different SSID/installing new router, it actually ignores the new password and the old password persists. This is a known bug that Bryant support has confirmed to me in the past. The Connex has to be unplugged for several minutes to forget the old SSID and password pair and reattached. When the Connex boots up, it starts self tests on the HVAC equipment before connecting the wifi. The more components it controls, the longer the the testing. Each of the zone dampers takes 5 minutes and the tests are run sequentially.
As posted above, the Connex is now working. It even reconnected automatically after a power failure this morning.
Thanks for your research and assistance.
Yes that's the manual for my Connex. The part that they don't talk about in the manual is that while it looks like you can enter new credentials when choosing a different SSID/installing new router, it actually ignores the new password and the old password persists. This is a known bug that Bryant support has confirmed to me in the past. The Connex has to be unplugged for several minutes to forget the old SSID and password pair and reattached. When the Connex boots up, it starts self tests on the HVAC equipment before connecting the wifi. The more components it controls, the longer the the testing. Each of the zone dampers takes 5 minutes and the tests are run sequentially.
As posted above, the Connex is now working. It even reconnected automatically after a power failure this morning.
Thanks for your research and assistance.