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Bryant Connex thermostat won't connect to Orbi RBS753
The Bryant Connex thermostat is the same as Carrier Infinity and only works at 2.4ghz. Had no issues connecting to the Netgear Nighthawk which I replaced with the Orbi. Suggestion on this forum t...
Turn OFF all RBS to help elimiate seeing to many SSID names.
Disable AX mode on the RBR:
Set CTS values to 2347. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. Save settings and apply.
If the Controller is taking 20 minutes to report back that it can't connect, this would not be a Orbi problem. Contact the Mfr about this. Shouldn't take that long. My NEST report with in seconds if it can't connect for some reason.
Ya, some devices will pick 2.4G over 5G. You can try this, try turning down the power output of the RBRs wifi radios from 100% to 50% or 25% and see if this changes anything. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings
That seems counter-intuitive but I'll give it a shot in a few days. Still want to monitor the stability of everything before making more adjustments.