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Unique SSIDs and Password
I require separted SSIDs for some of my older Smart Home Devices.
I was wondering if via Telnet there is a way to not only rename each SSID uniquely but set the password for each SSID uniquely? I am replacing my old Router (Standard) and Extenders with a RB50 and was hoping to use my old SSIDs and Passwords. If so please share the commands?
I am unsure what compelled you to post such a very uncool comment to my thread and quite frankly don’t care to understand why. You have offended me; therefore, I would respectfully ask going forward you reframe from commenting on any of my threads.
Unfortunately this forum does not provide the standard tools to delete comments or block users.
Given that you have hijacked this thread with such a manner of response and I don’t want it to spiral any further I am closing it.
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Separation of SSID is not Officially supported on Orbi. The system and devices auto detect which devices get connected to which frequency. You can temporarily disable the SSID broadcast while your setting up the devices. Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings. I presume they are 2.4Ghz only devices. They should work with Orbi and won't see any 5Ghz signals.
The Orbi system should work with most wifi devices with out any un-supported configurations of the Orbi.
FURRYe38 wrote:Separation of SSID is not supported on Orbi.
I'm pretty sure the OP is NOT asking if SSID separation is supported by NG bu t rather can it be done.
There are tons of posts here from successful users using TELNET.
Yes as I stated I realize separating SSID can be done (I have review the posts). What I am asking is can you then asign a different password to each SSID once separated via Telnet. If so how?
Just curious if you have tiried these older devices with the Orbi using the default single SSID name first yet?
DavidBQ wrote:I require separted SSIDs for some of my older Smart Home Devices.
I was wondering if via Telnet there is a way to not only rename each SSID uniquely but set the password for each SSID uniquely? I am replacing my old Router (Standard) and Extenders with a RB50 and was hoping to use my old SSIDs and Passwords. If so please share the commands?Another curiosity question, have you tried changing the SSID on the Orbi to something that the devices recognise?
Better yet, why are you asking for this?
Why do you require "separated SSIDs for some of my older Smart Home Devices"?
Tell us what you really need to do without jumping to conclusions about how you should go about it.
In other words, start by explaining what you are trying to connect. You may be jumping to the wrong conclusion when you ask about changing SSIDs.
Wow kind of disappointed I can't get a simple answer. All I was looking for is a "yes, this is the command" or "no, that functionality is not available". Thanks for offering your help in analyzing this but its not required in this instance, research done, conclusion determined. So can some please just provide a direct answer to the question "via Telnet there is a way to not only rename each SSID uniquely but set the password for each SSID uniquely"? Thanks in advance for only answering the question.
Still would like to know if you have tried these devices with your system with out making any changes. Techincally they should work.
FURRYe38 wrote:
Still would like to know if you have tried these devices with your system with out making any changes. Technically they should work.
Indeed. Coming here for answers depends on asking the right questions and providing useful information.
As regulars will know, sometimes people insist that they have to make a particularly change, when it is really a red herring.
As well as being interested in knowing if these devices work without making any changes, it might also be useful to tell people what these devices are.
Please forgive my frustration. This issue has been going on for a couple of months now. This is not the first community I have been on with this issue (quite a number in fact). The questions you are asking have been asked countless times. Bottomline, been there…tried that. I didn’t want to rehash all the various methods tried for the umpteen time. I am grateful for you input but I am well past those suggestion, hope you can understand that.
Someone pointed me to this community and suggest I ask "via Telnet is there a way to not only rename each SSID uniquely (which I have found how to) but also set the password for each SSID uniquely". From there I can try to see if this solves the connection issue.
Again thank you for your input but please if you want to help me point me in the right direction to getting the answer to the question I am posing.
