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Won't allow my 2.4ghz gadgets to connect
Following the steps to turn off the 5gHz network still doesn't allow me to connect a LaCrosse Weather station that requires a 2.4 gHz network during initial set up. Any suggestions?
iphones are a little harder to change the ssid (wireless name).
What I meant by it is that if you set your iphone's hotspot with the exact same ssid/password as the router, it should auto connect back to the router when you disable the hotspot. (you need to have the router shut off while doing this)
If you didn't change your phone's hotspot ssid (name) and password to the exact same as the router, it won't auto-connect.
How to Change the Hotspot Name on Your iPhone (businessinsider.com)
Thank you for the ideas. No. 1 did not work. No. 2 kind of worked in that I used my wife's phone as a cellular hotspot and connected my phone to it and used that to access the weather station app. It did make the connection and proivded the weather data to the app on my phone. However, as I anticipated, it only lasted as long as my wife's hotspot stayed on and my phone was connected to it. I didn't understand what you meant when you said to enter the SSID and password for the WiFi network as the hot spot. When I try to use a hot spot it uses cellular data and no place to put in SSID. What am I missing? Thanks again.
iphones are a little harder to change the ssid (wireless name).
What I meant by it is that if you set your iphone's hotspot with the exact same ssid/password as the router, it should auto connect back to the router when you disable the hotspot. (you need to have the router shut off while doing this)
If you didn't change your phone's hotspot ssid (name) and password to the exact same as the router, it won't auto-connect.
How to Change the Hotspot Name on Your iPhone (businessinsider.com)
Wow! Thanks! This worked. I shut down the router and satellite. Changed my wife's iPhone SSID to be the same as our home WiFI SSID. Changed her hot spot password to match the home WiFi password. I then connected my iPhone to her hot spot and then connected the weather app on my phone to the weather display via the app. It transferred the data correctly. And then, after a few minutes, I turned the router back on and connected to the WiFi network per normal and the weather display has remained connected and is updating the app--just like it is supposed to. Thanks again for the assistance. I am most grateful.
Glad you got it working!