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What Does “6-Stream WiFi Router” Mean?
I want a WiFi router that can broadcast on at least 4 SSIDs. The lingo is a bit confusing. Does “6-Stream” in the Nighthawk® RAX50 AX6 6-Stream AX5400 WiFi Router mean it can have 6 SSIDs? https://...
Stream means how many MIMO antennas are running 2.4 and 5Ghz at the same time. 6x6 would be what this means here.
The most you'll ever see out of a dual band is two SSID broadcasts. Tri band router you can get 3 SSID broadcasts. Broadcasts is the SSID name for the 2.4 and 5Ghz radio frequencies. Most of the time Smart Connect is a feature that combines the 2.4 and 5Ghz SSID names into one SSID Name broadcast for both 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies.
Stream means how many MIMO antennas are running 2.4 and 5Ghz at the same time. 6x6 would be what this means here.
The most you'll ever see out of a dual band is two SSID broadcasts. Tri band router you can get 3 SSID broadcasts. Broadcasts is the SSID name for the 2.4 and 5Ghz radio frequencies. Most of the time Smart Connect is a feature that combines the 2.4 and 5Ghz SSID names into one SSID Name broadcast for both 2.4 and 5Ghz frequencies.
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It sounds like I would need a Quad-band WiFi f router to broadcast 4 SSIDs?
It sounds like I would need a Quad-band WiFi f router to broadcast 4 SSIDs?
No Quad band routers out there persae. However only router I know that has 4 separate SSIDs, 1 Main WLAN SSID, A separate 6Ghz SSID, separate IoT SSID and Guest Network SSID is the Orbi 960 series. This is only a Tri band router. 2.4Ghz, 5Ghz and 6Ghz. The RAXE500 is a Triband as well same 3 frequencies on the RAXE however the SSID can be spearate for the main WLAN so you could have 3 separate SSIDs for 2.4 and 5Ghz and then one for the 6Ghz radio. Making 4. If you disabled the Smart Connect feature on the RAXE. Smart Connect can't be disabled on Orbi mesh.