ORBI RBR850 - Separate 2.4 and 5.0 GHz Names

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erichsea wrote:

Or give me a reason why your version of IOT segregation is the right thing to do.

 

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Netgear does not have any fancy "version of IOT segregation" that gets in the way of your IoT gadgets. Nor does it have any special type of 2.4 GHz. Netgear just uses Mesh wifi, like many other brands.

Perhaps your misunderstanding is getting in the way of making things to work.

There have been many many messages here explaining what you can do. They boil down to a crummy software that comes with your IoT stuff. It will only work when the app connects to a 2.4 GHz wifi. Better apps are happy to work on Mesh networks.

Many, many people have connected devices using a simple and temporary fix that does not break the whole reason for buying a Mesh wifi system.

Most IoT things work on 2.4 GHz. They will not see, and cannot connect to, 5 GHz wifi.

Makers of IoT devices often use an app on a mobile device to set up the thing. Mobile devices usually connect to 5 GHz wifi and don't let you choose 2.4 GHz. Poorly designed apps fall over because they cannot handle installation using a mobile connected to 5 GHz wifi while the IoT toy is on 2.4 GHz.

A widely used strategy that works for many people is to forget about separate SSIDs and to follow this strategy:

1. Go into your Orbi's wifi set up
2. Disable broadcast of 5 GHz SSID
3. Tell the mobile device to forget the connection to that SSID
4. Reboot the mobile device
5. Connect to the SSID
6. Set up the IoT device
7. Go back and reverse step 2

You may be able to miss out steps 3 and 4, depending on your phone and the app.

This approach has worked for many people.

Here is another lead from way back when:

Re: v2.5.0.38 undoes SSD split - is there a fix? - NETGEAR Communities

Re: Installing my Govee wireless system - NETGEAR Communities

There's a lot more where they came from.