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Two wireless networks networks
I have two smart televisions in the house. The newer one (like all my other devices) is showing my one wireless network name.
The older television is showing two the networks names. One with 5...
Chuck_M wrote:
Your TV is just showing available networks... the older TV doesnt realize the same SSID on both networks are the same.
Correct Chuck_M , there are devices that look for the MAC address of the network's AP and not only the SSID. So if you have a Router and a Satellite you will see 4 networks two from the router (2.4 and 5 GHz) and two from the satellite (2.4 and 5 GHz) because each of these networks has a unique MAC address.
Warren123 wrote:
I thought the unit was suppose to automatically choose the better ghz?
Better signal is more important than "better" GHz. 2.4 GHz has a longer range than 5 GHz. Less likely to fall over if the signal fades.
A TV will work find with 2.4 GHz. It is only recently that they started using 5 GHz.