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WI FI frequency
HI could some help i am trying to set up my home with wi fi switches and they only work on the 2.3GHz how fo i split the SSID so i can pick this because they dont work on 5GHz Thanks advance for...
Sorry to be imprecise. I think people thought it through, they would want the IoT manfacturer to "shape up". I cannot believe this strange behavior is restricted to Netgear Orbi routers. There are other mesh systems which do not allow splitting 2.4G and 5G SSID's.
I also realize that frustrated people focus their anger on whatever is close at hand, in this case Netgear. "I bought this (so it cannot be MY fault), and YOU will not let it work!!!" It does not escape my attention that the bulk of the devices "having problems" to not appear to be from manufacturers like Belkin, Wyze, TP-Link, etc. The flood of "dirt cheap" products from Amazon that appear identical except for the packaging has caused this.
I am relieved that (so far) getting devices to work has not required telnetting into the router and splitting WiFi SSID's. And, my memory is not great, but I believe that the option to "Disable SSID Broadcast" may not have been present on earlier firmware, so this fascination with splitting SSID's gained a foothold where there was no other method.
HI All Just an update from me i have now had IT person to split the 5 and 2.4 on my router i now have two log ins , i have still not manged to get the Sonoff switch to work i can only prosume its faulty but all my bulbs are now working great.