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Wireless Backhaul Channel
I'm really bummed that the wireless backhaul channel is non-configurable. There are two devices that are close to my house that cause interference and renders my wifi network practically unusable wh...
Can you change the channels of these speakers to use a different channel?
The wireless back haul is mean to be there for any RBS that gets connected via wireless. IT's how Orbi works and NG doesn't seem to respond to any other configurations regarding it. I presume it may come from the chipset Mfr rather then NG and chipset Mfrs implement how the wireless radios work. It's just up to NG to implement and imploy them in to there firmware.
Be if you can get the speakers to change channels if at all possible. Keep them far appart from the Orbi wifi.
Great question and I do not believe so. They have specifically indicated that I should not use the upper 5 GHZ channels since that is where the speakers run at. That said, they seem to indicate I should turn off my router and satellite. Turn on my speakers, allow them to connect and the turn on my router and satellites and then use the "Channel Finder" feature (no sure what this) [channel scanning equivalent] to search for non-congested Wifi frequency to establish the backhaul channel. But I do not believe Orbi has an option to control the backhaul channel.
I guess the main question would be if I do what they indicate and turn on my speakers first and then my router, will this channel location be maintained going forward and be static or will things move as I turn things off and on?
In the end, I wonder if I turn off my satellites when I am watching a good movie will that do it and then there should not be any interference?