FURRYe38 has recommended not combining the two bands by giving them the same name. Giving the two bands the same name sounds too good to be true, and indeed FURRYe38 has recommended not doing that. Well possible your old router did not had any kind of "Smart Connect" functionality - and you had the same name on the 2. This limitation was removed from Genie ie.
Unless you are a network admin who want to hard code each client to a defined radio there can't be any reason for having radio specific names.
Something more for the elderly - and hey I'm And everything is on one wireless name. Well, almost all my wireless devices are highly portable, very few are bound so some fixed locations printers, media players, and some IP cameras. And if a wireless access point goes down, does select a new 5 GHz channel due to radar interference, or gets a new software all clients can retain the connectivity.
AT some pointm if you want something that has Smart Connect, you could get an AP or Router with this feature and use it as your main AP connected to the R if you want. I've done this with mine. Works well and a good alternative.
Yes Smart Connect is a Broadcom based feature. Other router Mfrs including NG use this in there dual and tri band router products. IT's it's own separate feature that works with other Mfr chip sets besides Broadcom. We are continuing to monitor the situation to ensure that the best possible service is provided to our customers.
Click here for our top support FAQs. Router firmware correcting this issue will be available ASAP. Visit Status. Performance for the second extender will usually be unsatisfactory.
Therefore, each extender should connect to the main router. This second router will only be bridging the wireless and wired world at your house. Make sure the wireless settings of the second router is the same as the first router. Same SSID, same security type, same password.
If so, chances are that you can indeed use your old router as an extender. Only an A WiFi repeater could be the solution for you. Quick Links. Log in Profile View unanswered posts Log in Username:. Same SSID? View previous topic :: View next topic. Can you please share your experience, thanks The only solution I've found to provide my clients is to turn of their wireless card off and back on--their device will invariably connect to the 5 Ghz band afterwards.
Many manufacturers offer ways to mitigate this problem In Ubiquity, one can manually adjust the beacon interval so that the client sees the 5 Ghz band first. These techniques aren't uncommon--I believe many manufacturers implement them because client devices can oftentimes be unreliable when deciding which band of a wireless network to connect to.
Back to my original statement, many of my clients notice very quickly when their devices aren't connecting at the higher speeds--the client devices are a mix of Mac and Windows, so I don't believe the problem to be platform specific. I've also noticed the same problem on my own Mac laptop at client sites it will oftentimes connect to the 2.
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