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RBR850 / RBS 850 - wi-fi band choice / selection
I have the RBR850 plus 2 RBS-850 satellites. My issue arises from security cameras, specifically Logitech 961-000490 Circle View models. The cameras state they need the 2.4 GHz band - we have the 2.4 GHz and 5GHz bands active. Cameras further away from the router/satellites auto connect to the 2.4 GHz but nearer ones connect to the 5 GHz and do not function. The guides suggest that it is not possible to select a band for a device but is there a way to do this or a workaround that has the same effect, to make all the camera attach to the 2.4 GHz band?
Thanks
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Ragutis wrote:
nearer ones connect to the 5 GHz and do not function.
This is categorically impossible. As mentioned in the original post, this camera specs clearly state that it contains a 2.4GHz WiFi:
It cannot detect a 5GHz WiFi signal. It cannot connect to a 5GHz signal. Does the Orbi 'app' or the Orbi web interface indicate that these cameras are connected at 5GHz?
FURRYe38 is correct that the current 850 firmware supports creation of a WiFi SSID (called IoT) that can disable the 5G frequency. This may solve the problem, but it is not because the cameras were connecting at 5GHz.
Both the app and the web interface show the cameras connected to the 5 GHz band
This is the camera, correct?
https://www.logitech.com/en-eu/products/cameras/circle-view-security-camera.961-000490.html
If this device is connecting at 5G, it's a miracle
I'd contact the camera Mfr and ask for information regarding there cameras. They should know what they support.
The one star reviews on Amazon for this camera are sort of brutal.
Either Logitech is totally lying about the specifications (which claim 2.4G WiFi) or something is seriously wrong with the Orbi. Manufacturers put 2.4G WiFi chips in products because (a) these chips cost less than dual band chips, (b) 2.4G WiFi has greater range than 5G, and (c) 1024 cameras do not need much bandwidth. These chips cannot detect any other radio signal (not television, not AM radio, ... and not 5G WiFi.)
