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One radio, two SSIDs

  • 12-06-2014 9:12pm
    #1
    zagmund
    Registered Users Posts: 2,501 ✭✭✭


    I have one of those new fangled Vodafone HG658C broadband & wifi yokes. I actually know the correct name for them any more. Back in the day you had an access point which was separate from the router. Anyhoo . . .

    I see it supports multiple SSIDs, but from experience (tonight) it seems to only broadcast on one channel for all SSIDs. I was rather hoping I could set them up on different frequencies. I guess this means there's only one radio in the device, so it can only broadcast on one channel at a time.

    Does this sound correct?

    How does this work from the old interference point of view? I know it's not putting two radios beside each other, broadcasting on the same channel & interfering, but does simply having a second SSID on the same channel impact throughput?

    z


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  • #2
    ED E
    Registered Users Posts: 36,163 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    Bandwidth is shared. They're two "digital" names on one analogue carrier. Antenna is capable of what its capable of.

    To get double the bandwidth you need a dual channel AP.


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