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ORBI RBR853 not connecting to 5ghz
Very strange issue, can't find solution anywhere.
I have RBR850 since a long time, always fine. Lately saw performance drop in speed, checked and realised when I connect to the mail router and not one of the two satellites I only get the 2.4 ghz channel 6 from any device (iPhone, Macbook, etc.).
Took me a while to figure out it was not the entire network working on 2.4 ghz but just the main router. How did that happen and how could I possibly fix it?
All devices are on firmware V4.6.3.16_2.0.51
Many thanks
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Its your device itself (phone, tablet, etc) that decides whether to connect to the 2.4ghz or the 5ghz.
Have you done a wireless scan to ensure the router is broadcasting on 5ghz? (not using the built-in scanner but a 3rd party one like inssider or winfi)
Thank you, I just did and that's what I got, it's attached.
What does it mean?
I always used channel 40 for 5ghz, and as I sai if I move away from the main router to one satellite that's the network and channel my device would connect
You might try updating FW to v.2 thats posted in this forum on the RBS first then RBR lastly.
