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Hi, I have an Orbi RBR850 with two sattelites. I have some Smart LED lights that I want to connect to my home management software. Like many IoT devices, they can only connect via the 2.4 GHz band, ...
GreenMugz
Sep 04, 2020Novice
Netgear made a horrible decision to not include this feature for such an expensive product. I plan to return my Orbi 6 and buy an alternative that has more features. I upgraded my nighthawk router, but will likely not buy Netgear again due to the poor design and leadership decisions they appear to be making.
I partly feel that a number of IoT devices need ssid broadcast to work properly. Many probably disable it and thus result in support time/calls = money. They fail to remember people like me that work in IT make recommendations to pretty much everyone we know. While I agree netgear orbi 6 appears to be solid... I'd simply recommend the plethora of alternative mesh devices that are solid and maintain features and customizability