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Connecting to 2.4gb not allowing connection
I have noticed since I have added a bunch of smart items to the 2.4 gb connection, it is very difficult to connect phones and computers to the 2.4. It is also difficult to connect any new smart items...
so the bottom line is, instead of 30 items listed on the router, it could take those 30 items and put them on the WAP and the router would only have one ip Address listed on the 2.4 connection and the others would be on the WAP?
The WAP gets an IP address from the router. There are WAPs that have DHCP on board but most don't. In case of the latter, the router will pass IP addresses through the WAP which will give it to your gizmos. Assuming using a DHCP range on the router between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.254, the router can give up to 253 IP addresses
so the bottom line is, instead of 30 items listed on the router, it could take those 30 items and put them on the WAP and the router would only have one ip Address listed on the 2.4 connection and the others would be on the WAP?
Basically, yes. But check how many clients the WAP can support