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RBK753S - Need to disable 5g temporarily - tried everything - Firmware V3.2.18.1_1.4.14
Purchased the system yesterday. Happy with the speeds.Disappointed with the ability to connect IoT devices. As a person with a massive background in IT I find this interface absolutely poorly des...
Turn OFF the RBS.
Change the power output of the 5Ghz radio to 25% on the RBR. Then connect your mobile device at a distance from the RBR to ensure the mobile phone keeps connected to the 2.4Ghz radio. After you get the IoT device connected, re-configure the system back to where it was.
I have attempted this, it is not working. I need a way to get into telnet as I believe that the backend config will probably allow me to do more. Really wish they would give users the ability to disable the channel.
Understand the frustration. I to wish NG would offer the disabling of SSID broadcasts so users can get there IoT devices connected. Shame that IoT mfrs limit there setup software to only 2.4Ghz when 5Ghz is also on the same network. Telnet is not supported any longer on Orbi AX.
Happen to have a old 2.4ghz router by chance? if you did, you could use this to setup the IoT device using same SSID name and PW as whats set on the Orbi system. Once the IoT device was setup, turn off the other router and the IoT device would migrate to the Orbi system.
I don't have one unfortunately that was my plan. That is my next attempt. Also tried using my spns phone because that is 2.4 only. The device still tries to connect to teh 5g. It poor app planning on one side and bad adv. config development on the other. Frustrating for sure.
The 2.4Ghz only phone will never attempt to connect to the 5Ghz radio. Technically incapable of seeing any 5ghz signals since it doesn't have the hardware to do so.