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How to specify 2.4 vs 5g on Orbi RBX852
I had a Nighthawk previously and it recently died on us so we picked up an Orbi and I was told very specifically that we would be able to separate the 2.4 and 5G channels because for some reason 2.4 ...
Snoopchic wrote:.... I was told very specifically that we would be able to separate the 2.4 and 5G channels because for some reason 2.4 drops to around 30Mbps verses around 500-600Mbps when it's on 5G. .....
The Wifi roaming standards states that the mobile device should decide the best channel to connect to from the available channels. Orbi provides very good wifi coverage compared to any other router. If Xbox is located withing the good coverage for 5 GHz then it will for sure choose a 5-GHz channel otherwise it will fallback to 2.4 GHz untill the 5 GHz has a better coverage. So make sure the Xbox is within a good distance to the Orbi router/satellite and you will be fine.
Snoopchic wrote:..............but if we can't bypass the signal jumping it will not work for us at all. .....
What signal jumping do you see? Do you mean that the satellite looses connection to the router?
Thank you. Yes we are well within range for 5g. This was not an issue at all for all of my last routers (nighthawk and Asus) we just got the orbi hoping to get coverage in our garage. we got coverage in our garage before but it was spotty.
by signal jumping I mean going from 2.4 to 5g.
- If you see that the Xbox is frequently switching between the bands then it can be that it can’t handle AX features. My Apple Watch -as an example- can’t handle that.
To confirm this and just for testing please try disabling AX on both bands and see if this improves things.
You can find the settings on the web interface >> ADVANCED >> Setup >> Wireless Setup