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My first post here. I've been running two R6250 in my home network, one as Wifi router and one as an access point. It all ran fine for a year or so - until my cable modem died. Replaced the modem ...
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> [...] The info has helped!
What could go wrong?
> [...] Should I use the same ssid and password on both R6250s?
Sure, if that's what you want. Using different SSIDs lets you decide
where (and on which radio band) your client device will connect. Using
the same SSID (and passphrase) everywhere lets your client device
decide.
Everything depends on the local environment, but if the two access
points (router and WAP) can sense each other, then they're likely to
choose different radio channels automatically. (Or, you could configure
the radios manually to use different channels. But watch out for
neighbors.) This would let you detect which access point you're using
by getting the client to disclose which channel it's using.
On the bright side, you could choose a more interesting SSID (and a
more memorable passphrase) than the Netgear default one(s).
OK. I gave both access points the same ssid and the same password. Also manually set both access points to use the same channel for 2.4 and to use a different channel for 5.0. Its been a week or so and everything seems to be working well.
Thanks for your help!