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Force 5ghz Channel
I have the Orbi + 1 satellite AX4200 RBR750, and none of my 5ghz capable devices will go onto the 5ghz channel I have been struggling with this thing for way too long and it's starting to get rid...
I have an Orbi RBR850. As many have said the latest firmware updates take away telnet capabilities and thuis make it impossible to create a separate dedicated 5 ghz ssid as many used to suggest.
However after much troubleshooting I got the idea to force this on my device, in particular my Window 10 PC.
In device manager for your network adaptor (assuming it support 5 Ghz) you will see one of the properties "Band Preference" (I've read it can be called something different like "Preferred Band", perhaps this is up to each adpater's driver).
Anyhoo you can force the band there for you client device. The bands mignt be listed in english terms (ie 2.4 gHz / 5 gHz) or it may be listed as the offical name of the protocol like 802.11a
While this does not completely solve your problem I hope iot helps a little.
Thanks for posting this. Hopefully will be helpful for those adaptors that have this feature. Not all may have it.