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Combine 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands under a single SSID
Just installed a new R7800. I am surprised to discover that it creates separate WiFi networks, one in the 2.4GHz band, the other in the 5GHz band. My previous wireless access point combined both band...
The R7800 doesn't support Smart Connect.
You can give same name SSIDs across each radio, however the router isn't capable of handling auto connections and handshaking behaviors like Smart Connect does so It's recommended to keep each radio as separate SSIDs for best operation and performances.
kevanpwrote:Just installed a new R7800. I am surprised to discover that it creates separate WiFi networks, one in the 2.4GHz band, the other in the 5GHz band. My previous wireless access point combined both bands under one SSID, and automatically selected the optimum frequency depending on the connected device and the signal strength. There seems to be no way of combining the two bands this way on the R7800.
Or am I missing something?
You can set the SSID to anything (so you can name both bands to the same name if you want). When that happens, it is up to the connecting client to decide which band to use. Often times that will (or should) be 5GHz.
So it is you choice. However, one caveat is that some 5GHz devices may connect to 2.4GHz (I had a laptop that would connect 5Ghz, but after a couple of hours it would switch to 2.4Ghz). That was so annoying that I switched back to the "-5G" suffix on the 5GHz band, and the problem laptop now stays connected always to 5G. Go figure.