punchsuckr
Senior Member
Hi all,
Keeping my SSIDs different for the two bands, wifi would drop out at the fringes of my home when using my iphone (router is placed centrally), so I started testing network coverage with same SSIDs for 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz.
Keeping the SSIDs same would allow the iPhones in my home to switch bands without issues between 5Ghz and they remain on 5Ghz when in normal coverage areas of the router. The androids on the other hand are a stubborn bunch with my 1st gen moto x only connecting to 2.4Ghz and staying put (same with an old S3), but I don't really care about them anymore.
The real problem was my Sony 'smart' TV, that would sometimes login to 5Ghz and at other times to 2.4Ghz (2 entries for the same network name would be displayed on the connection page) and would switch bands randomly with a disconnection notice in between while streaming.
So I have now left the main 2.4 and 5Ghz SSIDs with the same name and enabled a guest 5Ghz network with home network access dedicated for the TV and other dumb devices which do not prefer 5Ghz.
So tell me, is this setup ideal for my issues or a better solution could be devised??
Thanks for your time!
Edit:Using merlin build 378.55
Keeping my SSIDs different for the two bands, wifi would drop out at the fringes of my home when using my iphone (router is placed centrally), so I started testing network coverage with same SSIDs for 5Ghz and 2.4Ghz.
Keeping the SSIDs same would allow the iPhones in my home to switch bands without issues between 5Ghz and they remain on 5Ghz when in normal coverage areas of the router. The androids on the other hand are a stubborn bunch with my 1st gen moto x only connecting to 2.4Ghz and staying put (same with an old S3), but I don't really care about them anymore.
The real problem was my Sony 'smart' TV, that would sometimes login to 5Ghz and at other times to 2.4Ghz (2 entries for the same network name would be displayed on the connection page) and would switch bands randomly with a disconnection notice in between while streaming.
So I have now left the main 2.4 and 5Ghz SSIDs with the same name and enabled a guest 5Ghz network with home network access dedicated for the TV and other dumb devices which do not prefer 5Ghz.
So tell me, is this setup ideal for my issues or a better solution could be devised??
Thanks for your time!
Edit:Using merlin build 378.55