Switching from 2.45GHz to 5GHz using Orbi Control Panel

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BobSim1 wrote:

Is there a way for me to move one of the systems from the 2.4GHz to the 5GHZ using the Control Panel?  Or is there another way to move the system from the 2.4GHz to the 5GHZ?

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There is no method to have the Orbi router assign a device to a frequency.  When the device attempts to connect to WiFi (any brand of WiFi), there is an 802.11 standard "dialog" that  takes place between the device and the access point where each advertises capabilities.  For example, "I can do 802.11/b/g/n but not 802.11ac."  After the dialog, the device selects how to connect.  Some devices are designed to monitor for changes in the WiFi environment and reevaluate.  (Mostly devices that "move", such as smartphones, laptops, tablets.)  Other devices are not programmed that way.  Once they select a WiFi connection, they tend to stick with it until it totally disappears.

One technique that seems to work is to use the device control panel to disconnect and "forget" the Orbi WiFi, search for WiFi again, enter the Orbii password, and reconnect.