Replacing mesh nodes

[nospamever]

Hi all. I bought 3x D-Link router mesh cubes to replace 3x old Tenda router mesh cubes. I have many connected devices and will be a real hassle to reconfigure my home network.
Is it possible to set the SSID and password for D-Link to be the same as Tenda so that all connected devices automatically enroll into the existing wifi network?
My setup is RT-AC86U and the Tenda cubes are just bridged.

 

[Tech9]

Yes, you can set the same SSID and password. It will save you time reconfiguring the clients. In case some of the clients have issues connecting - just remove and add the connection on the specific clients.

 

[tgl]

In theory, if you duplicate the SSID and password, clients can't tell the difference. But you may need to duplicate more, in particular make sure that the same security level (WPA level) is used. I've noticed that Apple clients will not think that WPA2 and WPA3 networks are the same even when the SSID/password match. As @Tech9 mentioned, you can fix any recalcitrant clients by logging them out of the network and back in, but of course you're trying to minimize the need for that.

 

[Tech9]

The issue is usually IoT devices related. Most are Wi-Fi 4 2.4GHz and don't care about later technologies. They either connect first time and stay connected... or cause anger management issues to the user.