Even if it was set to the old network name you will still have to probably reconnect and setup things to connect to it. I call mine xxxx24 and xxxx5 with the same password. I believe you are supposed to reserve the 5.0 for streaming devices and connect normal things to the 2.4. Not sure it makes any difference though
Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2016, at 9:51 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Ok WiFi gurus, riddle me this. > > I have a new WiFi router. It has listed in the WiFi set-up two radios, 2.4 > Ghz and 5.0 Ghz. Both can have a SSID and a password assigned. > > Should I set the two radio SSID's both to the same name (the old SSID) so > that I won't have to tediously go around to each WiFi device and set new > SSID's on each? The "Tech Support" fellow I just queried recommended > setting each to a different name, but use the same password on each. For > instance, if my old WiFi router was broadcasting SSID "EliasWyatt" then my > new router should be set with "EliasWyatt 2.4Ghz" and "EliasWyatt 5.0Ghz". > > Right now I've got it set up with the same SSID for both radios, and > everything seems to be fine. > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
