karansaraf
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I have an ASUS RT AC-3200 with Firmware Version:3.0.0.4.380_3479 (latest one).
It's running in TriBand mode with Smart Connect enabled. All three bands are running the same SSID and security settings, so the router/smart connect is just assigning a band to whichever device wants to use it and a guest network. (Ie. TriBand SSID has 5Ghz1/5GHz2/2.4GHz bands all in one SSID, and the 5GHz1 band also has a guest SSID running off it).
I liked the idea of one SSID and automatic allocation of fastest band to every device (it's why I bought this router).
I have a Synology DS416 4 bay NAS hard wired to the router, a few things connected via powerline adapters and everything else using the wireless connection assigned by smart connect. In total there are probably 25 devices.
HOWEVER
1. All three iPhone 6 keep intermittently dropping signal or get slow wi-fi speeds, even when they are close to the router. These problems do not happen with other wifi connections in other houses.
2. I have a Sonos Play 5 about 15 feet away, and a Sonos Play 1 one floor up which CONSTANTLY keep dropping connection and songs just stop after 2 or 3 minutes.
3. My NEST Thermostat will NOT connect to my TriBand SSID, it will ONLY connect to my guest network SSID, which is set as one of the 5GHz bands!
I wanted to try to fix this by manually changing the control channels for each of the bands, but with Smart Connect enabled, it won't let me do this (Control Channel is set to "Auto" and no way to change that I can see). So I thought the next step would be to disable Smart Connect??
So I went into router config > Wireless > Toggle off Smart Connect. Now it lets me modify Band, Control Channel, Bandwidth, but ONLY for the ONE band that I am allowed to choose.
How can I disable Smart Connect but still have all three bands running, with different settings all manually chosen!? It only lets me choose one band if I disable Smart Connect - there must be a way around this?
Also, which wifi analyser app would you guys recommend, either for Mac OS or iOS to allow me to see which channels are best?
Thanks a lot for your help.
And what should I be doing with Key Rotation Interval?
It's running in TriBand mode with Smart Connect enabled. All three bands are running the same SSID and security settings, so the router/smart connect is just assigning a band to whichever device wants to use it and a guest network. (Ie. TriBand SSID has 5Ghz1/5GHz2/2.4GHz bands all in one SSID, and the 5GHz1 band also has a guest SSID running off it).
I liked the idea of one SSID and automatic allocation of fastest band to every device (it's why I bought this router).
I have a Synology DS416 4 bay NAS hard wired to the router, a few things connected via powerline adapters and everything else using the wireless connection assigned by smart connect. In total there are probably 25 devices.
HOWEVER
1. All three iPhone 6 keep intermittently dropping signal or get slow wi-fi speeds, even when they are close to the router. These problems do not happen with other wifi connections in other houses.
2. I have a Sonos Play 5 about 15 feet away, and a Sonos Play 1 one floor up which CONSTANTLY keep dropping connection and songs just stop after 2 or 3 minutes.
3. My NEST Thermostat will NOT connect to my TriBand SSID, it will ONLY connect to my guest network SSID, which is set as one of the 5GHz bands!
I wanted to try to fix this by manually changing the control channels for each of the bands, but with Smart Connect enabled, it won't let me do this (Control Channel is set to "Auto" and no way to change that I can see). So I thought the next step would be to disable Smart Connect??
So I went into router config > Wireless > Toggle off Smart Connect. Now it lets me modify Band, Control Channel, Bandwidth, but ONLY for the ONE band that I am allowed to choose.
How can I disable Smart Connect but still have all three bands running, with different settings all manually chosen!? It only lets me choose one band if I disable Smart Connect - there must be a way around this?
Also, which wifi analyser app would you guys recommend, either for Mac OS or iOS to allow me to see which channels are best?
Thanks a lot for your help.
And what should I be doing with Key Rotation Interval?
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