- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Topic as New
- Mark Topic as Read
- Float this Topic for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
I just bought a Chromecast Ultra at Best Buy in California and tried to set it up on my Orbi AP, bought in California also.
This is the error I get . I had to use my DSLR to shoot a picture of the phone as it wouldn't allow taking a screenshot - that made the dialog go away.Even after I click proceed and tell the Chromecast to use the Wifi password from my Wifi, the Chromecast Ultra setup fails.
I tried 3 times with the same result each time. It's a no go with Orbi.
This device also has an Ethernet port, so I may try to set it up this way. However, I need it to work over Wifi as I'm short of Ethernet ports in the room where I want to use it and don't want to buy another Ethernet swich.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
A
I tried it over Ethernet and it updated its firmware and worked fine.
Unplugged Ethernet, and still faced the same issue. Couldn't set Wifi.
Then, I turned off "Implicit Beamforming" in Orbi.
I was then able to proceed with the Chromecast Ultra setup. But I still experienced the strange dialog above !
Is my Orbi really using foreign Wifi frequences ? Can I expect the FCC to come knocking at my door ?
Once the Chromecast Ultra was setup, I re-enabled beamforming. The Chromecast ultra still worked on Wifi.
Go figure !
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
@madbrain wrote:
Is my Orbi really using foreign Wifi frequences ? Can I expect the FCC to come knocking at my door ?
Take a look at "Advanced settings --> Wireless Setup". There is a Region Selection at the top of the page. You should double check that is set right.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
I checked. It was set to "North America".
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
I ran Wifi Analyzer on my phone and enabled all the 5GHz channels (tons of them!) . It shows that my SSID is on 5 GHz channels 36 through 50. But there is also another network on channels 149 to 161 . No SSID there. Presumably, this is the Orbi backhaul network.
Maybe that is what is confusing Chromecast Ultra ? That is a 5 GHz device with 802.11ac.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Permalink
- Report Inappropriate Content
Re: Unable to setup Chromecast Ultra over Wifi - claims it was made for a different country !!
Yes, that will be the backhaul - I see the same on channel 100-112 (I am in the UK).
• What is the difference between WiFi 6 and WiFi 7?
• Yes! WiFi 7 is backwards compatible with other Wifi devices? Learn more