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disable 2.4ghz on orbi
HELLO latest softwear 2 orbs less than 30 feet apart signal strength good etc. slight issues with the orbi currently, 1. 2.4ghz is enabled and i want to disable it 2. im finding that dev...
how do i actually disable the ssid? its just one ssid? i dont get it but the speed diffrence is significant
FURRYe38 wrote:IF you have wifi neighbors, might try setting some manual channels on 2.4Ghz.
If you disable the 2.4G SSID, let us know if this changes anything.
Having thick wall could be a factor as well. What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)?
nothing to do with the satellite its simply the fact that i cant disable the 2.4ghz? its one big network that selects weather your on 5ghz or 2.4ghz if im right (correct me if im wrong)...trying to simple make the whole network 5ghz we dont need the 2.4ghz. 2.4ghz is an issue bevcause lets say im downstairs and the phone is connected to the orbi downstairs 5ghz i go upstaris its still connected to the orbi downstairs just on 2.4ghz?
trying to disable 2.4ghz to force the phone to switch from the main orbi downstairs to upstarirs without turning my phone wifi on and off which usually solves this issue.
know how do i disable 2.4ghz please (step by step instructions)
You can disable the 2.4G SSID broadcast by unchecking the "enable 2.4G SSID Broadcast" found under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings.
yafai1 wrote:how do i actually disable the ssid? its just one ssid? i dont get it but the speed diffrence is significant
FURRYe38 wrote:IF you have wifi neighbors, might try setting some manual channels on 2.4Ghz.
If you disable the 2.4G SSID, let us know if this changes anything.
Having thick wall could be a factor as well. What is the distance between the router and satellite(s)?
nothing to do with the satellite its simply the fact that i cant disable the 2.4ghz? its one big network that selects weather your on 5ghz or 2.4ghz if im right (correct me if im wrong)...trying to simple make the whole network 5ghz we dont need the 2.4ghz. 2.4ghz is an issue bevcause lets say im downstairs and the phone is connected to the orbi downstairs 5ghz i go upstaris its still connected to the orbi downstairs just on 2.4ghz?
trying to disable 2.4ghz to force the phone to switch from the main orbi downstairs to upstarirs without turning my phone wifi on and off which usually solves this issue.
know how do i disable 2.4ghz please (step by step instructions)
FURRYe38 wrote:You can disable the 2.4G SSID broadcast by unchecking the "enable 2.4G SSID Broadcast" found under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings.
NICE.
- This is tiring. If it was that simple as to just flip a switch I would of have done it. But this **bleep** software is not that user friendly there is no such things as 2.4ghz off/on that mythical switch that you lot are speaking about in the advanced bull **bleep** area just ain't there. If it was I would of have found it long ago which would of have meant that I wouldn't need to post in this community.
Do you lot understand? There is no switch located where you lot have been saying it is. I checked online and there used to be one maybe in a diffrent (older) firmware but today it simply ain't there on the latest firmware and before u say downgrade for the love of god I cant it just upgrades itself. This system is flawed...Maybe this is what people are talking about? (the check mark box beside "Enable SSID Broadcast")
