I’d like to setup a router with three SSIDs: one for the main network on 2.4Ghz, one for the main network on 5Ghz, and one for the guest network (i.e. no access to local network – internet only) with the same SSID for both 2.4/5Ghz. Like this:
SSID_2G
SSID_5G
SSID_Guest
Most of the AC class routers I’ve looked at seem to support this functionality without any hassles.
However, I live in a house where all the walls/ceilings are concrete so the only way to get adequate wifi coverage on both floors of the house is to put in a second router/AP. I have gigabit Ethernet cabling running between the two points where the router would be upstairs and the router would be downstairs so I don’t need to do any Wi-Fi bridging or repeating. I’m simply planning on buying a second identical AC class router and putting it in AP mode (no DHCP).
Setup would be:
MODEM---(Ethernet)---Wifi-ROUTER---(Ethernet)---Wifi-ROUTER/AP
After reading through the forums about setting up guest networks I’ve realised it gets complicated when trying to isolate guest networks if you're using more than one router.
In my setup, given that both routers can independently set to the three SSID’s I would like to use, what would happen when I link the two routers together over the Ethernet? Would the guest SSID functionality of the second router in AP mode still work? Or would all the clients on that router be able to connect to any client on the main router regardless of whether they’re on the guest SSID?
SSID_2G
SSID_5G
SSID_Guest
Most of the AC class routers I’ve looked at seem to support this functionality without any hassles.
However, I live in a house where all the walls/ceilings are concrete so the only way to get adequate wifi coverage on both floors of the house is to put in a second router/AP. I have gigabit Ethernet cabling running between the two points where the router would be upstairs and the router would be downstairs so I don’t need to do any Wi-Fi bridging or repeating. I’m simply planning on buying a second identical AC class router and putting it in AP mode (no DHCP).
Setup would be:
MODEM---(Ethernet)---Wifi-ROUTER---(Ethernet)---Wifi-ROUTER/AP
After reading through the forums about setting up guest networks I’ve realised it gets complicated when trying to isolate guest networks if you're using more than one router.
In my setup, given that both routers can independently set to the three SSID’s I would like to use, what would happen when I link the two routers together over the Ethernet? Would the guest SSID functionality of the second router in AP mode still work? Or would all the clients on that router be able to connect to any client on the main router regardless of whether they’re on the guest SSID?