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RAXE500: Apple and Wi-Fi 6E
Apple’s recommended settings for Wi-Fi routers and access points state: "Make sure that all routers on your network use the same name for every band they support. If you give your 2.4GHz, 5GHz, or 6G...
FURRYe38, I also have not observed any issues with Apple devices while using the 6GHz band with a separate SSID.
On my iPhone 15 Pro (iOS 17.1.1), the “limited compatibility” warning is displayed at Settings | Wi-Fi | [6GHz SSID] | “i”. The warning states “This network is configured with a separate network name for 6GHz, which may impact some experiences like AirPlay.”
Thus, Apple recommends and appears to expect a user to configure their network with a single SSID for the 2.4, 5, and 6GHz bands. However, with the RAXE500, is this possible?
What if the same SSID is manually entered for the 2.4, 5, and 6GHz bands in the router web interface (not using the Smart Connect feature), together with the different passwords for each band? Might this work?
I thought there was a separate 6Ghz network if you disable SC?
Interestingly, the Smart Connect feature on the RS700 router uses the same SSID for the 2.4, 5, and 6GHz bands: “When Smart Connect is enabled, the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz radios use the same WiFi network name (SSID) and network key (password). That means that when you connect to the router with WiFi, you see only one SSID that allows a WiFi device to connect to any of the radios.” (User Manual, page 76)
In addition, Smart Connect on the RS700 router is enabled by default.
Thus, it appears that the RS700 (but not the RAXE500) router avoids the (potential) problems associated with "limited compatibility" when using Wi-Fi 6e with Apple devices.
So looks like the RAXE500 has independent controls for each radio:
FURRYe38, yes, I can confirm that "the RAXE500 has independent controls for each radio." The challenge, however, is that Smart Connect on the RAXE500 currently only encompasses the 2.4 and 5GHz bands (and, not the 6GHz band used for Wi-Fi 6E).
It's not to clear to me how the fact that "the RAXE500 has independent controls for each radio" helps to solve the problem under discussion - unless, the concept is to manually configure the same SSID for each band (as suggested in my post from 2023-11-15). Can you please elaborate? (Thanks)