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Nighthawk R7000 WiFi questions (SSID naming best practice)
It appears to me that you cannot put spaces in your SSID. I've never seen that before. Is there a way around that? Also, is it best practice to give your 2.5GHz and 5GHz bands the same SSID or shou...
I've been using a two worded SSID name for almost 20 years now with one space in between. Works on all routers I've put online or tested.
For non Smart Connect supporting routers or older generation routers, Separation of SSID names was recommended. With advent and introduction of Smart Connect feature that same out around circa 2012, this feature enabled the combining of SSIDs into one. So for those routers that support it, Smart Connect is recommended. The R7000 supports this feature. Its up to the connecting device to pick and choose where it connects too.