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Woolly4U2
Aug 23, 2025Aspirant
how to change the device connection type from 2.4ghz to 5.0ghz
I want to change the connection type for several devices from the current 2.4ghz to 5.0ghz, but cannot find instructions on how to do that. Can you help me out with this issue? Thanks.
StephenB
Aug 23, 2025Guru - Experienced User
Woolly4U2 wrote:I want to change the connection type for several devices from the current 2.4ghz to 5.0ghz, but cannot find instructions on how to do that
I am curious as to what benefit you are looking for here. If you have a solid mesh, it is generally best to let the client choose the band.
Orbi advertises both bands (+ 6 ghz if you have a tri-band model) with the same network name and password, and the client device decides which band it wants to use. So there is no control for this in the router, and there might not be any control for it in the device either.
You could create an iOT network with a different name/password, and configure that to use 5 ghz only. Then connect the clients you want exclusively on 5 Ghz using that network.