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2.4ghz & 5ghz - best to separate or combine?

  • 04-07-2019 01:12AM
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    Andy From Sligo
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    I have a fritzbox wireless ac router on ftth , would it be best to combine both 2.4 & 5ghz with the same ssid name or keep them separate with the -5g in the ssid name ?

    And then just choose 5ghz if I'm near the router with a device that has dual band AC wireless in it or just use the one ssis with the same name and let a device choose to switch to either 2.4g or 5g?


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    The high horse brigade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭The high horse brigade


    Andy From Sligo wrote: »
    I have a fritzbox wireless ac router on ftth , would it be best to combine both 2.4 & 5ghz with the same ssid name or keep them separate with the -5g in the ssid name ?

    And then just choose 5ghz if I'm near the router with a device that has dual band AC wireless in it or just use the one ssis with the same name and let a device choose to switch to either 2.4g or 5g?

    It all depends on your 5Ghz devices, how old they are and the drivers they use. Newer windows, android and apple devices will move to and stay on 5ghz when the signal is decent and move back to 2.4 when signal weakens. I used have mine separated but have now use the same SSID. Older devices could be troublesome, as in may move from 5 to 2.4 but never move back. There are apps that help, i'm using WiFi manager on my android.


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