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zythos
Sep 21, 2019Follower
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...
ekhalil
Oct 28, 2019Master
TheDarkSide wrote:......
So how to I use "config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel"?
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the following commands:
- To read the existing channel: config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel
- To change the channel to e.g. channel 108: config set wla_2nd_hidden_channel=108
royster70
Jul 18, 2020Initiate
ekhalil wrote:
TheDarkSide wrote:......
So how to I use "config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel"?
- From browser go to the router's debug page (http://192.168.1.1/debug.htm). Use your router's IP address or http://orbilogin.com/debug.htm
- Enter admin as user name and your router’s management password
- Tick "Enable Telnet" option
- Use Telnet from a computer attached to Orbi to connect to your Router telnet 192.168.1.1 and enter admin and the same password as above
- Enter the following commands:
- To read the existing channel: config get wla_2nd_hidden_channel
- To change the channel to e.g. channel 108: config set wla_2nd_hidden_channel=108
- To save the new channel setting: config commit
Bit late to this post but wanted to say thanks to ekhalil for the recommendation
These full instructions worked to adjust the backhaul frequency as suggested (don't forget the commit command to save the the new backhaul frequency) . I was in a similar situation to TheDarkSide with wireless surround speakers (in this case an LG system, but I think the same networking chips are being used for all of these wireless surround systems now)