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Jim_Albani
May 05, 2020Guide
2.4Ghz Guest Network SSID Key
I migrated from a Linksys EA9500 to Netgears Nighthawk XR500 Pro gaming router so I'm a bit new with it, It seems fairly straight forward but what I'm having trouble with is setting a 2.4Ghz Band Gue...
- May 05, 2020It sounds like you have Smart Connect enabled which makes one SSID and devices use both 2.4/5GHz depending on their needs and will switch automatically. If you want separate then just disable Smart Connect and you can set a different password just for 2.4GHz.
Netduma-Fraser
May 05, 2020NetDuma Partner
It sounds like you have Smart Connect enabled which makes one SSID and devices use both 2.4/5GHz depending on their needs and will switch automatically. If you want separate then just disable Smart Connect and you can set a different password just for 2.4GHz.
Jim_Albani
May 11, 2020Guide
Sorry for the delayed reply.... But just want to say thanks! That seemed to take care of it! I'm somewhat normal once again ;)