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Will the option to name SSID individually ever arrive?
With the latest firmware, the ability to change radio strength and disable a specific radio were removed; which in my opinion is a step backwards. I think it's important for the Netgear team to rea...
to answer your question in the title , i would say more than likley not
the reason is the specific way the orbi has been designed with both band and ap steering to facilitate whole home wifi , if you where able to use two different ssid names then it would primariliry be up to the client to roam and lets face it most clients dont do a great job of roaming by themselves , doing so basically removes the automated capability and would lessen the functionality of the orbi as a wholistic system
just my 2 cents
pete
in areas with a high density of different wifis (like the city center i am living in) the 2.4ghz band is often swamped, even to a point where it is nearly unusable (i am scanning100+ wifi ssid around here sharing the 2.4ghz channels).
at this point the 5ghz is the only way to go (and actual throughput is 50x faster). under circumstances like this you just NEED an option to force devices to the 5ghz (even though the signal strenth of the 2.4ghz is nominaly higher). seperate ssids would be a perfect way to accomplish that. again: this a not for everyone. but as an advanced option this would be PRICELESS. other mesh wifi products (e.g. amplify) offer this option, already.