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ArildTho
Aspirant
Aug 30, 2019
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EX6130 Choosing SSID

Hi. I just bought this wifi-extender. In the quick-guide it says: "Note: We recommend that you use a different network name (SSID) for your extender from the network name (SSID) that your router use...
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    ArildTho
    Aug 30, 2019

    Hi again.

    Thanks for a good useful answer. I'll read the article an deside if i'll configure my extender using different SSID.

     

    Best regards form ArildTho

ArildTho's avatar
ArildTho
Aspirant
Aug 30, 2019

Hi again.

Thanks for a good useful answer. I'll read the article an deside if i'll configure my extender using different SSID.

 

Best regards form ArildTho

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plemans
Guru - Experienced User
Aug 30, 2019

If your current setup is working and you're not experiencing slow speeds/disconnects/other issues, I'd probably leave it as a single ssid. But if it changes or issues crop up, then I'd probably seperate them.