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RBK853 - won’t connect to network but connects to guest
I have the RBK853, replaced an Airport system. Used the same network name but different password. My daughter brought her Chromebook home for the first time this year, new machine and never been in o...
Hi Dombekgt ,
Does primary ssid and guest ssid have same name ?
As I know, router can't set same name for those.
Thanks.
iyang wrote:
Hi Dombekgt ,
Does primary ssid and guest ssid have same name ?
As I know, router can't set same name for those.
The guest WiFi name (SSID) must be different from the primary WiFi SSID. This is not an option. Imagine that your house and another house on the street have the same street number, say 1202. and you tell Amazon to deliver to "1202". Which house do they go to?
The difference can be as little as a single character, but they must be different.
