R7800 - setting up multiple SSIDs

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I looked in the&nbsp;R7800 user guide but couldn't seem to find a way to setup multiple SSIDs. How do I do this? Thanks&nbsp;Mike

Kitsap · Answer

Specifically how many are you talking about?

You can have a seperate SSID for the primary 2.4 GHz band and for the primary 5 GHz band. Then you can have a seperate SSID for the guest 2.4 GHz band and the guest 5 GHz band. Once you get to four, that is it.

infael · Answer

I only need 1 separate. Now that I know it can be done, I'll look at the manual more closely. Thanks!

infael · Answer

I couldn't find info on creating multiple SSIDs in the R7800 manual. How can I create another SSID?&nbsp;TIA&nbsp;infael

antinode · Answer

&gt; [...] How do I do this? [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Why do you want to?&nbsp;&gt; You can have a seperate SSID for the primary 2.4 GHz band and for the&gt; primary 5 GHz band. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Never trust a man who misspells "separate", I always say.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; What he might have meant was that the 2.4GHz radio and the 5GHz radiocan have different SSIDs (different from each other).&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the 2.4GHz radio, you can have one normal SSID and, optionally,one "guest" SSID.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; For the 5GHz radio, you can have one normal SSID and, optionally,one "guest" SSID.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; You can't have multiple normal SSIDs for either radio.&nbsp; At least notwith the Netgear firmware.&nbsp; If you can find third-party firmware foryour model, then you might find more features.

infael · Answer

I got a smart fridge. I've ead that setting up a separate SSID is one security measure I can take for the fridge.

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