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sg678
Tutor
May 08, 2019

Does Ethernet backhaul free up the upper 5Ghz channels as they interfere with my old cordless phone

I have a RBK22 from costco. I installed/configured using the default wireless 5Ghz backhaul as an AP. Its working good but I am lot of  interference/static when using my 10 year old cordless phone wh...
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TheDarkSide
Guide
Oct 20, 2019

So the backhaul channels on the Orbi are in the 5.74 GHz?  This is the same as my Nakamichi Shockwafe speaker system which is why it seems when my satellite is connected there is interference.  Is there a way to change my backhaul channel so that it is not at the upper levels?

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    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 20, 2019

    Wireless backhaul only runs in the Upper channel band. Seems that some users have not had luck in this area in recent posts.