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MR60 Separating 2.4Ghz and 5.Ghz
I am trying to figure out how to separate my 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz bands. My TV supports both but i need it to lock onto the 2.4Ghz band so i can have it connect to my phone and smart home assistant. Mode...
I feel for you - I had the same issue. I mention some of the possible solutions earlier in this thread. I also say that creating a "hidden network" solved my problem. It turned out later that that actually didn't do anything - so I'd ignore that. I *think* what solved it in the end was setting the 2.4 Ghz channel to "Short Preamble" - so I'd encourage you to try that.
But really, even though that seemed to do the trick for me, I was lucky enough that my printer had an ethernet port and, in the end, I decided that connecting via ethernet was the most stable, reliable and effective thing to do.
Good luck!
Fred
Yeah, I'd read something about short preambles being "better", but that long preambles should be more compatible. Long was the default last I looked, and my iRobot 980 wouldn't connect (known to be unhappy when 5GHz and 2.4GHz share a name). Switching to short on a whim made them connect fine the next time I tried...
And yeah, I came here to mention the .124 update has the ability to name your networks differently under an even more advanced area (ugh...why not just put it in the "advanced" wifi settings area?). http://192.168.1.1/ads_start.htm
Well, that is good news - I'm pleased that functionality has been added. Isn't firmware an amazing thing, how it can change the abilities of a device like that? For an old guy like me that still seems like magic. Anyway, can anyone tell me if my understanding of the following is correct?
So, now 2.4 Ghz devices can connect to a concurrent, separate 2.4 Ghz network. That's great for IoT devices and solves a big problem with the MK60 mesh system. However, that won't really solve printer connection issues, right? Because you can only be signed into one network at a time, and if you put the printer on the 2.4 Ghz network, than anytime someone wanted to print (assuming they normally reside on the 5Ghz network) then the would have to log out of one network and log in to the other. Have I got that right?
Thanks!
P.S. I've actually ordered a second satellite. My plan is to put that one upstairs, and use its ethernet port to connect to the printer. I think this will give me the connectivity I want to the printer without running cable. That should work, right?