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Orbi: We really need separate SSID for 2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz or speed is limited to less than 200 Mbps
TLDR: With Orbi, my 5Ghz capable devices are "forced" to connect to 2.4 Ghz most of the time, slowing down speed. Tested against 3 different routers and my 5Ghz capable can connect to 5Ghz network al...
st_shaw wrote:If your problem is interference, then the answer is "No." Having separate SSIDs will not have any effect on interference.
Also, note that the issue would not be from 2.4 GHz interfering with 5 GHz, or vice versa. The 2.4 and 5 bands do not overlap, so they do not interfere.
So I was right then by wanting two separate SSID (2.4 Ghz and 5Ghz). If Orbi have that capability, I can configure my 5Ghz-capable devices to ONLY connect to 5Ghz SSID and problem solved.
st_shaw wrote:Also, modern devices on a properly configured, properly functioning, wireless network will roam better between APs with a single SSID.
I have 2016 MBP 15", 2015 MacBook 12", 2015 MBP 15", 2014 MBP 13", 3 iPhones (6/6S/6Plus), iPad Pro 9.7, iPad Pro 12". I also have 2 Mac Minis but these are hard-wired.
I think these are as "modern" as it can be. No futher tweaking / configuration is required for macOS or iOS NIC or the OS itself AFAIK. Unless you're saying that all these macOS and iOS devices have problems with wireless network... hard to believe considering it has been functioning well with other routers with separate SSID.
This is my reasoning on hoping Orbi can have 2 separate SSID:
1). A router and 2 satellites blanket my apartments with BOTH 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bandwith
2). With separate 5 Ghz SSID, configure my 5Ghz-capable devices to ONLY connect to the 5Ghz SSID
3). With separate 2.4 Ghz SSID, configure my 2.4Ghz-capable devices to ONLY connect to the 2.4Ghz SSID
I feel like I am going in circle with you and the solution is still simple: have separate SSID.
I AGREE, it would be GREAT to have two SSIDs for 2ghz and 5ghz.
My experience is that every device I have that supports 2.4 and 5 connects to 5 every time without issue. I have a mix of apple and android products plus game consoles, tvs, amazon echos, etc... I had the same concern initially in that I wanted to be able to force a connection, but I haven't seen any problems with this at all over 3 months of use. I have the orbi router and 2 satellites in 6500sf. I agree that just the router alone would be more than sufficient, router plus one satellite is likely overkill, and three devices in 1200sf is likely cooking you veerrrrryyyy slloooowwwwllly. Interested to hear back whether just running the router with no satellite makes a difference.:robotwink:
The preference for separate SSIDs is not a speed issue for me. I would prefer to force my iPhone on 2.4 ghz full time due to the longer range. I rely entirely on WiFi calling, so 2.4 ghz is better used for me when I'm outside my house. There is simply no reason to not allow such. Ditto for wired backhaul. Eero, Velop, etc. have wired backhaul, why not Orbi?