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emaniat
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Mar 12, 2018
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Multiple SSIDs

Hi,   I am really leaning towards the Orbis since the layout of my house would require a mesh network.  I've used APs with range extenders in the past without good results.     I do have a questi...
  • st_shaw's avatar
    st_shaw
    Mar 13, 2018

     

    Yes you can have three SSIDs. While you can change channels, that's not the same thing as assigning bands (2.4 vs 5 GHz) to each SSID. I'm pretty sure you can't do it, just like you can't do it with the non-pro Orbi. (Other than the telnet workaround.)

     

    If you want to truly isolate your IOT devices and you want separate SSIDs for 2.4 and 5 GHz bands, you would be better off with something like a Ubiquiti Unifi AP and one of their VLAN-aware routers.