A lot of devices allow preferential selections, or give priority to the first AP they connect to. Otherwise, it would be a toss-up.
Dan Sent from my iPad > On Dec 14, 2016, at 8:51 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Thanks Dan, that's what I thought I remembered re: consistent naming / > credentials of SSID. > > How would my smart phone know which to use? I'll have to see if an answer > is available. A research project for another time (post-holiday madness). > > We've got seven devices that I can easily recall that consume WiFi at my > house, and I think I've already created a spreadsheet with their radio > characteristics to make sure none were 802.11 b _only_ so that I could shut > off that service. I'll dig that info up in the new year and see if any > improvement would be gained from some other configuration. > > As a side note, I've extended my Ethernet around the house using D-Link > powerline adapters, I'm pretty happy with those so far. Pretty easy to set > up, but they really do need to be the only device plugged into a wall > outlet in order to get full bandwidth. > > ------------- > Max > Charleston SC > > On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 7:32 AM, Dan--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > >> Best practices in the industry allow the same SSID for multiple access >> points using the same credentials, but that's more for the ability to roam >> and move around freely in an environment. >> >> My concern would how a device would discern between the 2.4 and 5.0 APs? >> >> Dan >> >> Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________ > 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
