The SSID/key can be the same on any/all WLAN bands. (There's 60 GHz too
now, apparently.)
All the wireless networks I deal with have the same SSID and key on 2.4
GHz and 5 GHz. This includes a place with more than 10 WAPs all on the
same network.
Old WLAN devices did have problems handing off
On Saturday, 6 February 2021 11:38:30 GMT Ralph Corderoy wrote:
> Giving them distinct ESSIDs allows the user to pick one, e.g. to prefer
> 2.4 GHz because 5 GHz is flaky.
Funnily enough, I used identical SSIDs and Passwords at WMT with two Outdoor
WiFi Antennas because I wanted exactly this beha
Hi Peter,
> in a router that has both 2.4GHz and 5GHz capability, should the
> ESSID/security for these be different, or is it alright to have them
> both the same?
It is okay to have them both the same. This allows a Wi-Fi station
which has both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz to switch between the two Wi-Fi
On Saturday, 6 February 2021 11:01:10 GMT PeterMerchant wrote:
> The question is, in a router that has both 2.4GHz and 5GHz capability,
> should the ESSID/security for these be different, or is it alright to have
> them both the same? Mine are both the same, and I have a computer that
> won't conne
The question is, in a router that has both 2.4GHz and 5GHz capability, should
the ESSID/security for these be different, or is it alright to have them both
the same? Mine are both the same, and I have a computer that won't connect to
the router.
When I first set it up this way, my tablet conne
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