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Tutor

Mar 03, 2020

Orbi Wifi 6 missing config command

I just bought an AX6000/RBK852. When I go to debug mode and enable telnet, I can log in fine. But the "config" command that was there on my old Orbi is missing. I need to be able to split my wifi int...

Star

Mar 14, 2020

plainblackguy wrote:
I just bought an AX6000/RBK852. When I go to debug mode and enable telnet, I can log in fine. But the "config" command that was there on my old Orbi is missing. I need to be able to split my wifi into 2.4 and 5ghz ssid's or a lot of my home automation devices refuse to connect. What am I missing?

Anyone here want to do some experiment?

go to http : // router IP/debug.htm

enable telnet

and then

telnet to your router IP,

cd /etc/config

and then edit the "wireless" file for the 2.4ghz SSID (may be using vi). Reboot. to see if that will work...

I can't play with that, because many ppl in my house is using the router..

Apprentice

Jun 21, 2020

How do you enable telnet on the debug page?

Mine shows:

Basic Information

Firmware Version: V3.2.15.25_1.3.15

CPU Load: 13.79%

Memory Usage(Used/Total): 438 MB/866 MB

System Uptime: 0 days 01:35:13

Debug Log Capture

Start Debug Log Capture when boot up

Enable LAN/WAN Packet Capture

ekhalil
Master
Jun 21, 2020
In the latest firmware, telnet is always enabled, so there is no checkbox for that any longer.
- gb777
  Apprentice
  Jun 21, 2020
  I have been trying to reply to your post with a statement that the telnet interface is not automatically enabled after a reboot and with instructions on how to enable it.
  
  Because otherwise, wow.
- FURRYe38
  Guru - Experienced User
  Jun 21, 2020
  Possible that did you have telnet enabled already and upgraded FW since prior version that had telnet as a debug web page available in the UI and have not done a factory reset? I've done a reset and telnet is not enabled for me. I would presume that by default telnet is not enabled if a FW update and factory reset is performed.
  ekhalil wrote:
  In the latest firmware, telnet is always enabled, so there is no checkbox for that any longer.
  - AceHack
    Aspirant
    Aug 22, 2020
    I'm on an AX6000 and I can't get 2nd wifi split out to survive a reboot.
    
    If I run
    
    uci set wireless.FhAp2.ssid="WiFi2GName"
    uci commit
    /etc/init.d/wireless restart
    
    This will make a 2nd wifi show up for a period of time until a reboot.
    
    Also "config" is not on the system.
    
    And with nvram, wl_ssid is always set to NETGEAR no matter what I do, and setting wla_ssid only changed the wifi name in the netgear UI nowhere else. setting wlh_ssid will change both the 2G and 5G ssid.
    
    Any suggestions?