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TomFrommack's avatar
TomFrommack
Initiate
Dec 16, 2017

ORBI manual channel selection

My Internet Provider is wireless in our rural area. The ISP radios operate in 2.4GHz. My current wifi mesh (Google) does not provide any ability to manually deconflict channel contention in this case...
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FURRYe38's avatar
FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Mar 20, 2018

What he said. 

 

Please also review the user manual next time if you need help with the routers web pages. Good information there. 

 

RocketSquirrelwrote:
debwilliawrote:
That doesn’t tell me how to get to the screen that shows the channels.


Just click on Wireless in the left-hand list of pages.

 

debwillia's avatar
debwillia
Aspirant
Mar 20, 2018
From where???

I can’t click on a left hand if I don’t have a link!
  • swieder's avatar
    swieder
    Tutor
    Aug 31, 2018

    After a week of use with the Orbi system, I am replacing it with Three NetGear WAC510 wireless access points.  I am not happy with all three Orbis being on the same WiFi channels.  The WAC510's look alot more configurable.  The price is about the same, about $300.

     

    There may be a bit of extra setup.  As a networking guy it should be fine.

     

    Orbi seems okay for casual users, but I want more options.

  • Lauralb's avatar
    Lauralb
    Tutor
    Aug 31, 2018
    Are they stand alone routers as well? Or do you have a different one as your main router?
  • swieder's avatar
    swieder
    Tutor
    Sep 01, 2018

    They are routers that I will run in AP mode. All with the same SSID and different Wi-Fi channels.