Separate WiFi 2.4 and 5ghz bands

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notepro wrote:

It might be clearer to me once I understand the naming system.  So does wlg1_ssid refer to Satellite 1 on the Guest Network? Does wla1_ssid refer Satellite 1 on the Main wifi network?  If so, what is the designation for Satellite 2 on both the Guest and Main networks?  Sorry for my confusion.

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These two variables are used by Guest network only.  wla1_ssid is just a variable to store Guest SSID name for 5GHz, similarly wlg1_ssid stores Guest SSID name for 2.4GHz.  Each of these 2 variables will tell Orbi/Satellite what Guest SSID to broadcast.  By default, both stores the same Guest SSID for both bands.  The Main WiFi network uses a different set of variables to store its SSID i.e., wla_ssid and wl_ssid.

Think of it as two different WiFi networks.  Whatever changes we make to Guest SSID (wla1_ssid/wlg1_ssid) won't affect the Main nerwork SSID (wla_ssid/wl_ssid) at all.

For examples:

• To force Satellite-1 broadcasting unique 5GHz Guest SSID name, telnet into Satellite-1, and set its wla1_ssid="Satellite-1-5GHz"
• To force Satellite-2 broadcasting a different Guest SSID from Satellite-1, telnet into Satellite-2, and set its wla1_ssid="Satellite-2-5GHz"
• To force Orbi broadcasting a different Guest SSID, telnet into Orbi, and set its wla1_ssid="Orbi-5GHz"

Hope this helps!