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ORBI manual channel selection
My Internet Provider is wireless in our rural area. The ISP radios operate in 2.4GHz. My current wifi mesh (Google) does not provide any ability to manually deconflict channel contention in this case. My ISP utilizes 2412 channel primarily...and that conflicts with the brittle Google Mesh radios.
I am trying to determine if Orbi can be manually set for specific channels in the 2.4G spectrum. If so, can you provide a screen shot(s) of the Admin app that enables this capability?
If Orbi can provide this kind of flexibility, then I'm going to replace my Google mesh.
Thank you for your help!!
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Yes, you can specify which channel to use:
Did you try this? I’m having the same conflict with my wireless ISP and the Orbi router RB50 has limited channel selections and you can’t change the backhaul channel. So I’m searching for a different router as well.
No, I've not given it a try. My wireless ISP upgraded their tower gear a few weeks ago (stronger and narrower beam signal) and now my Google wifi gear is working at the service-level I was supposed to have with the ISP.
You may want to try and coordinate with your ISP to determine frequency and channel options/recommendations (if you haven't already). Google does not provide any channel selection at all, so the fact that Orbi does is a good thing imho.
If you're referring to your ISP's backhaul flexibility...I wouldn't expect them to have any. Usually, it is...what it is with infrastructure.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help...
So how do you get to the screen to change the channel?
Select and click on the working that says "Wireless" on the left side.
For wireless MESH and extenders, the design of this extender system is to use the same channels as the main host router AP. It's how extenders and repeaters work. The extender and repeater devices are supposed to use the same channel as the main AP. Or it would not work like that. For separate channels, then one would use standard wireless APs.
FURRYe38 wrote:
For wireless MESH and extenders, the design of this extender system is to use the same channels as the main host router AP. It's how extenders and repeaters work. The extender and repeater devices are supposed to use the same channel as the main AP. Or it would not work like that. For separate channels, then one would use standard wireless APs.
My Orbi's are running on different channels. I think you're confusing what Netgear choses to expose to the end user, vs what can actually be configured. At the end of the day, Orbi's are nothing special, they use standard Atheros chipsets, standard wifi drivers, and a linux OS.
- What router would you recommend that can handle having multiple devices, especially iPhones and fire sticks? My previous router would often stop working when there were multiple devices on in the house. The Orbi has handled all the devices well, but with no channel flexibility on the satellite it interferes with my internet provider (M3 Wireless). We live in the country so this is the only type we can get. It works well when there is no signal interference. Thanks
