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martkaufman
Apr 03, 2020Tutor
ORBI RBR40 - Separate SSIDs for 2.4 and 5 GHz?
Box calls it an RBR40 Router - When setting up my WiFi SSIDs, can I differentiate between the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands? The App and the User Manual are not at all clear on that. I have some devices ...
tomschmidt
Apr 03, 2020Virtuoso
There is no need to separate the SSIDs. Devices that support only 2.4GHz will use it, and devices that support 5GHz will use the 5GHz signal when it is better than the 2.4GHz signal, or use the 2.4GHz signal if they are further away (5GHz signal does not travel as far).