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Is there a way to easily disable 5ghz temporarily?
I have dual band internet at home (2.4/5) and for simplicity I have the two signals meshed in my Orbi router/network. Unfortunatley when I'm doing things like setting up smart home devices that only ...
So I found a somewhat decent solution elsewhere on the Netgear forums. You turn the power on the Orbi router down from 100% to 25% for the 5Ghz radio (Advanced Tab/Advanced/Wireless Settings) and disconnect any satellites you are near. If you're far enough away from the main router this will default you to the 2.4. It's not a perfect workaround but it's much better than what I was previously doing.
I Hear You, One Simple Solution I Purchased A Cheap Tablet To Read Books, It Only Connect's To 2.4. Maybe You Have An Older Tablet Laying Around.
That's not a bad idea actually but unfortunatley I don't have any such devices laying around.
My current workaround is to rename the 5ghz band on the Comcast modem/router that my Orbi router is connected to (it's in bridge mode so it's not broadcasting as a router). This way the Orbi only gets access to the 2.4 band. This would be a good workaround if I didn't have to reset the modem and router each time I wanted to take it in and out of bridge mode to make those changes, but because I do it's like a 10-15min process each time. Not ideal but at least It's doable.