WiFi 6E Same SSID across all Bands

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This depends on your network. For some, it works best to have the same SSID because the router can put the device on whichever band has the best ...

Band steering vs separate SSIDs - OpenWrt Forum

No difference, having different network names in different bands just keeps you busy steering bands, computers can do same themselves. Tip - ...

Enable 6GHz but keep WPA2 support? - Ubiquiti Community

yes, create a second ssid with same SSID and password but do not enable 6e on it. ... for 6GHz (aka WiFi 6E) requires WPA3 for 6GHz SSIDs. Please back up ...

How Nest Wifi, Nest Wifi Pro, and Google Wifi 2.4, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz ...

This method is different from many routers. Other routers have 2 (and now with 6 GHz, 3) separate Wi-Fi networks, one for the 2.4 GHz band, another for the 5 ...

Simplify your WiFi — Benefits of using one WiFi name and password ...

When you have a single name and password for your 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6GHz bands, you will only see one option to connect. Please be assured that all WiFi bands ...

Wi-Fi 6E Growing Pains For Apple | The Networking Nerd

One school of thought says that you need to combine both 2.4GHz and 5GHz in the same SSID and let the device figure out which one is the best to ...

Common Questions Regarding Wi-Fi 6E Deco - TP-Link

Your older phones and laptops can still connect to the traditional 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band. However, phones and laptops that do not support 6 GHz ...

How to Configure a Dual Band Modem? - Windows 11 Forum

Yes, you can assign the same SSID to the two separate bands. Yes, if the network adapter in the client device allows it, the router may assign ...

Why Separate SSIDs for 2.4 and 5 GHz is a Bad Idea

So, the advice against splitting WiFi bands is based on the idea that it's better to use the same SSID for both 2.4GHz and 5GHz. This way ...

Should I name my 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi the same SSID?

If you use the same SSID for 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands, instead of automatically switching to the better and stronger network, your device will keep ...

Wi-Fi 6E: The details you need to know

... Wi-Fi for higher data rate IoT devices. In other words, repurposing 2.4 GHz would entail discontinuing access to this band for all but headless devices.

Problem with WiFi Setup - same SSID for 2.4 Ghz/5GHz frequencies

One “feature” of this system is that the 2.4Ghz and the 5Ghz frequencies have the same SSID, which can't be changed. Also, the 5Ghz frequency ...

Wifi 6e + eduroam (Part 1) - Marko Does Wireless

Wifi 6e requires WPA3, WPA3-Enterprise, or OWE. When enabled on an SSID, it requires WPA3/OWE across all the configured bands, 2.4/5/6Ghz ...

Separate 2.4 vs 5ghz SSID's - RUCKUS Community!

Hi Rich, Creating same SSID on Ruckus as your old setup may not help. Though new SSID name will be same but devices will not connect automatically and you ...

Wi-Fi 6E (6GHz) band cannot be seen - Spiceworks Community

I made sure on the router to have the 6GHz band separated from the 5GHz and 2.4GHz band. I gave it a unique name and I have confirmed the SSID ...

If two networks have the same SSID, will my devices automatically ...

Most of the time, you will have to switch the network manually. Make sure all APs are running on different bands so each of them does not ...

Two APs with same SSID - MikroTik - Forum

Channels can and should be different if APs are within reach. Other config (SSID, password, ...) should be the same for all, e.g. same SSIDs ...

wi fi - Prefer 5GHz over 2.4Ghz without disabling 2.4Ghz

I have a DualBand WiFi router, and a DualBand WiFi repeater. Both use the same SSID, both have 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands enabled. But my Android ...

Use distinct SSIDs for 2.4ghz and 5ghz? - Ars Technica

Always the same unless you have a reason not to, and in that case you'd prefer to leave the combined network running and add a single 2.4/5G network for the ...

Apple Wi-Fi 6E Support: What iPhone and Mac Users Need to Know

One thing the article missed mentioning. WiFi 6E requires WPA3 across all bands that share the same SSID. It doesn't support and backward ...