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  1. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    So, from everything above, it really sounds like NETGEAR has made the best choices for how Orbi uses all the available spectrum. (I hope that 20/40 coexistence in 2.4G works well.) Still wish they let the user choose the channel widths and allowed the DFS channels in NA, but at least all my...
  2. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Yes. So, sounds like we are forced to use fat and "obese" channels, whether we like it or not. By the way, I think the 20/40 coexistence toggle appears under the 2.4GHz band advanced settings. What about the 5GHz band? Does the setting actually apply to both the bands as 20/40/80...
  3. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Assuming it works like it's supposed to, which you know is not always the case. Besides, someone may want to use 20Mhz even if there are no other networks around. It has its own benefits. Also, I think I've seen an Orbi router status screenshot somewhere that indicated it was doing 80MHz in the...
  4. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    True for the other mesh solutions that came out over the last year, but Orbi is a little more like the traditional Netgear products, based on the same firmware platform and user interface. In any case, they took out this one option from the basic wireless settings page while leaving all the...
  5. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    I've been looking through the user manual and I don't see an option to select the 20MHz or 40MHz mode in either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz band. Netgear routers usually let you do this by selecting the speed along with the channel, like 130 or 300 for 802.11n. The only related option I see is to...
  6. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Well, all valid points. But, I still think that the option to use different channels would be beneficial, especially in the 5GHz band. It would increase the system capacity and prevent the issues arising from distant stations not hearing each other on the same channel (like the satellite not...
  7. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Alright, I stand corrected. I did some reading and figured multiple APs with the same SSID on the same channel is OK. Although, having the router and the satellite on different channels would increase overcall capacity and prevent a little bit of interference resulting from distant stations...
  8. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Hmm, I thought that the listen-before-talk mechanism is for the clients associated to an AP, but different APs operating on the same channel ignore and jam each other, even if they have the same SSID. I'm not sure about this though, so I'll read up.
  9. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    I know that. I was talking specifically about the client connection channels, what Netgear calls "fronthaul".
  10. wireshock

    Orbi router and satellite use the same channels

    Hi all, I am considering buying an Orbi kit, but I am seriously concerned that both the router and satellite use the same frequency channels for client connections. You can choose a channel (in the 2.4G and 5G bands) in the router config, but the satellite will then work on the same exact...
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