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donawalt
Aug 07, 2024Mentor - Experienced User
Several Bugs found in installing a Orbi 970 system
I just installed an Orbi 970 system, router and 2 satellites. I am on FW version 9.12.3.3. They went in place where a comparable Orbi 960 router and 2 satellites were. I set everything up by takin...
donawalt
Aug 26, 2024Mentor - Experienced User
Yeah maybe, for the disruption not that interested lol.
Plus, it might not be that easy - I have been reading about how channels are managed with WiFi 6E.
With my dumbed-down understanding, it appears (I could be wrong), that In Wi-Fi 6E, a process called fast passive scanning is being used to focus on a reduced set of channels called preferred scanning channels (PSC). This is because on the 6E bandwidth, there would be so much to scan with larger bandwidth etc., it might take multi-seconds to find a channel.
PSCs are a set of 15 20-MHz channels that are spaced every 80 MHz. So the Orbi router will set its primary channel, in this case 69, so that it can be easily discovered by a device, and devices will use passive scanning to find it a lot quicker.
That said, I am thinking it might take something significant to cause the Orbi to switch off 69 - especially in today's world where there are very few devices, if any, in a house that uses 6E and is pumping a lot of data so that congestion results. Also, with the short range of 6E, maybe congestion really plays a small part in switching the channel?
FURRYe38
Aug 26, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Well possible.
Maybe putting on the RBS as well from the 960 could force the 970 to change...If interference levels get too high...