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Guest Network issue
Hi all, when enabling the Guest Network, the Guest SSID is visible and devices are able to connect properly, but the problem is that the connection is not stable, it suffers frequent interruptions. T...
perseid wrote:
StephenB wrote:
perseid wrote:
Maybe it has conflicts when it finds same SSID from a neighbor?That was what I was thinking.
I'm almost sure that this is not the issue since I haven't seen any SSID name like that in my neighborhood, but I will try a custom name just to discard this possibility. Will report back, thanks.
I tested the Guest network with a custom SSID and apparently the connection is stable now. Seems that the SSID name was the culprit. WIll let the testing a few more days and if stable will mark your reply as the solution. Thanks.
Yes, I have the same security configuration for the Guest as main (WPA2, etc), the only difference is the password which for the guest I set a different one than that used for the main, but it shouldn't be a reason for guest network instability.
perseid wrote:
Yes, I have the same security configuration for the Guest as main (WPA2, etc), the only difference is the password which for the guest I set a different one than that used for the main, but it shouldn't be a reason for guest network instability.
I agree.
Are you using the default guest SSIDs? If so, you might try changing them.
StephenB wrote:
perseid wrote:Yes, I have the same security configuration for the Guest as main (WPA2, etc), the only difference is the password which for the guest I set a different one than that used for the main, but it shouldn't be a reason for guest network instability.
I agree.
Are you using the default guest SSIDs? If so, you might try changing them.
Yes, I'm using the default guest SSIDs (I believe "NETGEAR-GUEST" and "NETGEAR-5 GUEST" or something like that). For the main network I always set the SSID to a custom name. Ok, so I will change the Guest SSID's and report back on the results. I wonder why an SSID name would affect stability of the connection? Maybe it has conflicts when it finds same SSID from a neighbor? Thanks
perseid wrote:
Maybe it has conflicts when it finds same SSID from a neighbor?That was what I was thinking.
StephenB wrote:
perseid wrote:
Maybe it has conflicts when it finds same SSID from a neighbor?That was what I was thinking.
I'm almost sure that this is not the issue since I haven't seen any SSID name like that in my neighborhood, but I will try a custom name just to discard this possibility. Will report back, thanks.