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dglsmcd_USMC
Feb 15, 2020Luminary
Orbi 852 Wireless Smart Connect with PS4 Pro
This post is just for future information to provide a solution to a potential problem with the Smart Connect and the PS4 Pro. When I switched over to my Orbi 852 (latest firmware and hard reset post ...
- Feb 27, 2020
With the PS4 Pro in the 5GHz only mode for a wifi frequency and the Orbi 852 (smart connect only) these were the results:
When I tried to login the Orbi 852 network the PS4 Pro refused the connection repeatedly-I then observed the network status page of the PS4 Pro and it would pickup the 5GHz signal from the Orbi 852 for approx 5 sec but then drop-this continued without interuption.
UPDATE: Beta firmware provided by NG yesterday has resolved this issue to include re-establishing the PS4 Pro connection upon startup from standby or fully off without having to provide wifi login information. Preliminary results look good and further analysis using the different wifi frequency modes for the PS4 Pro will be posted. FYI PS4 Pro does not support WPA3 at this time.
Tangmu
Feb 19, 2020Star
Thanks for that. My kids' PS4 was very unstable with this new Orbi. I could watch the WiFi status screen and it would go back and forth from 2.4GHz to 5GHz. I used the option button as described, and fixed it to 2.4, and now it is rock-solid.
- FURRYe38Feb 19, 2020Guru - Experienced User
What happens if you fix it to the 5Ghz radio?
Tangmu wrote:Thanks for that. My kids' PS4 was very unstable with this new Orbi. I could watch the WiFi status screen and it would go back and forth from 2.4GHz to 5GHz. I used the option button as described, and fixed it to 2.4, and now it is rock-solid.
- dglsmcd_USMCFeb 19, 2020Luminary
I did attempt to set the PS4 Pro to 5GHz only and the same result was obtained using auto: the 5GHz wireless signal would go in and out on the network status page of the PS4 Pro.
I did get the PS4 Pro to connect to a 5GHz wireless signal in the auto mode of the PS4 Pro by putting the RBK852 in AP mode using my ASUS GT-AX11000 as the router.
- FURRYe38Feb 19, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Interesting that the PS connected to 5Ghz to the ORbi in AP mode and and not in router mode.
I presume the ASUS routers wifi was disabled? I have this same router as well.
What FW version are you using on the ASUS Router?