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BTRKY
May 13, 2020Aspirant
RAX200 - AX11000 Can both 5G radios have the same SSID?
My current setup has a 2.4ghz SSID and a different 5ghz SSID. The RAX200 seems to have one 2.4 and two 5ghz. If I use band stearing, it only has one SSID. I don't want to have two AC bands and hav...
plemans
May 13, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Its kind of an all or nothing if you want to use the bandsteering/smart connect.
You can set the same ssid for the 5ghz channels but you'll have to set it manually and it'll be tough to choose which one you're connecting to.
But it shouldn't be an issue with IoT devices and running the smart connect. I've got multiple IoT devices and haven't had issues running smart connect with any of them.