RBRE960

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THEWIRE wrote:

Can the IoT network be named the same as the main wifi, to allow all devices to connect seamlessly??

I can not get the app to allow me to move forward after naming the same as Wifi SSID.

 

It tells me the name is already in use, is there a work-around or is this a straight conflict?

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In short, the IoT network is just a secondary SSID but all your devices can connect seamlessly and talk to each other regardless of which SSID they connect to.

The IoT network is a special, separate radio offered by the RBKE963 system.  There would be no benefit to the IoT network broadcasting the same SSID as the main radio.  By having IoT as a separate radio you can change wireless settings just for that SSID.  For example:

1. Disable 5G so those pesky IoT devices whose setup apps get confused when your mesh SSID is shared between 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz.
2. Use a different wireless security setting for better backwards compatibility with older wireless devices, e.g., WPA-PSK [TKIP].

Even though the IoT SSID is different from the main SSID, all devices connected via either SSID to your Orbi system can talk to each other and will share the same IP range.  So you are not required that all your IoT devices talk to the IoT SSID instead of your main SSID.  I use it as a backup SSID for any older wireless devices that for some reason can't connect using the main SSID.  Yes, some of these troublesome devices are IoT but many of my other IoT devices connect just fine to the main SSID.