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Migrate home wifi to WBE710s
Installing two WBE710s and a WAX610Y outside; all powered by MS510TXUP (connected to a SonicWall TZ570). I'm currently using a Deco XE75 (three inside and their external unit outside), 70+ device...
lschwenk wrote:
But the more I think about it and I do have a few older devices, why not, it doesn't affect anything. So now I'm looking at:
SSID1 (current) WPA2
SSID2 (new) WPA3
I'll just leave 90% of my items on SSID1 as they are very low bandwidth (smoke detectors, sonos, smart outlets...) and re configuring those will be a total pain, all day effort.
And I'll move the new tech, iPhones, iPads, laptops, TVs... (high bandwidth, easy to change) and such to SSID2 so they can fully use any of three bands and automatically adjust.
Correct approach, yes!
lschwenk wrote:
A final option, which in my particular case, is to turn off security and only use access control, MAC address filtering. I know everyone is rolling their eyes, but in my rural house setting... Basically I'll walk my property. If I set it up right and I loose connection at the edge of my property then I'm good. If someone where to come on, they'd still have to figure out what I'm doing, search a current MAC address and then spoof it. Not the best idea, but it is a potential valid solution in my situation.
Negative, you can't configure an SSID without any or no security on the 6 GHz band. As mentioned before, WPA3 is mandatory on the 6 GHz band.
When you look around, you will find to many posts in the community where network operators struggling on the fancy "Private MAC" or "Random MAC" - very useful when operating on public WiFi or other unknown networks, but a pain in the back on your own managed network.
Thanks. While I didn't want to have two SSIDs, that was just me. But the more I think about it and I do have a few older devices, why not, it doesn't affect anything. So now I'm looking at:
SSID1 (current) WPA2
SSID2 (new) WPA3
I'll just leave 90% of my items on SSID1 as they are very low bandwidth (smoke detectors, sonos, smart outlets...) and re configuring those will be a total pain, all day effort.
And I'll move the new tech, iPhones, iPads, laptops, TVs... (high bandwidth, easy to change) and such to SSID2 so they can fully use any of three bands and automatically adjust.
A final option, which in my particular case, is to turn off security and only use access control, MAC address filtering. I know everyone is rolling their eyes, but in my rural house setting... Basically I'll walk my property. If I set it up right and I loose connection at the edge of my property then I'm good. If someone where to come on, they'd still have to figure out what I'm doing, search a current MAC address and then spoof it. Not the best idea, but it is a potential valid solution in my situation.
lschwenk wrote:
But the more I think about it and I do have a few older devices, why not, it doesn't affect anything. So now I'm looking at:
SSID1 (current) WPA2
SSID2 (new) WPA3
I'll just leave 90% of my items on SSID1 as they are very low bandwidth (smoke detectors, sonos, smart outlets...) and re configuring those will be a total pain, all day effort.
And I'll move the new tech, iPhones, iPads, laptops, TVs... (high bandwidth, easy to change) and such to SSID2 so they can fully use any of three bands and automatically adjust.
Correct approach, yes!
lschwenk wrote:
A final option, which in my particular case, is to turn off security and only use access control, MAC address filtering. I know everyone is rolling their eyes, but in my rural house setting... Basically I'll walk my property. If I set it up right and I loose connection at the edge of my property then I'm good. If someone where to come on, they'd still have to figure out what I'm doing, search a current MAC address and then spoof it. Not the best idea, but it is a potential valid solution in my situation.
Negative, you can't configure an SSID without any or no security on the 6 GHz band. As mentioned before, WPA3 is mandatory on the 6 GHz band.
When you look around, you will find to many posts in the community where network operators struggling on the fancy "Private MAC" or "Random MAC" - very useful when operating on public WiFi or other unknown networks, but a pain in the back on your own managed network.
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